I read somewhere that Confucius was once a Police Chief in his hometown. Does anyone know more factual details on this?


Very Respectfully,
Tim Nelson.
Dan. / YSL Hapmudo.

The following is from:
Confucius: the Practical Sage by Peter H. Samson

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Confucius did not merely talk about his principles, but had occasion to put them into practice. He became Minister of Works and then Minister of Justice in the province of Lu, and conducted his administration with such success, it is reported, that his province was regarded as a model. Centuries later a historian wrote: "After three months of Confucius' rule, butchers ceased adulterating their meat, things lost in the streets were not stolen, and even foreigners did not have to go to the police but felt perfectly at home."
~ (From Sunrise magazine, February 1974; copyright © 1974 Theosophical University Press)
http://www.theosophy-nw.org/theosnw/world/asia/as-sams.htm

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