Ànzhào xìng'è de guāndiǎn, rén xūyào lǐfǎ lái yuēshù.
According to the 'nature is evil' view, people need ritual and law to restrain them.
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history
Xunzi (荀子, c. 310-235 BCE) argued that humans are born with selfish desires and only become moral through education and ritual. Directly opposes Mencius's 性善 (innately good) position — the classic Warring States debate on human nature.
