# Keep Government Simple: Mozi **URL:** **By** Paul Meany **Published:** January 14, 2021 --- Despite writing over two thousand years ago, the ancient Chinese iconoclast Mozi still provides valuable lessons on how the state ought to act. ## Summary: Writing during the calamitous Warring States period of Chinese history, Mozi was unlike any of his contemporaries. He was ardently opposed to wasteful government spending, loathed aggressive foreign wars, and believed government positions should be held by the best for the job, not just those with familial and political connections. His political philosophy can be characterized as the first-ever form of consequentialism. ## Mentions: Transition One by Kevin MacLeod Link: [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4544-transition-one](https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4544-transition-one) License: [https://filmmusic.io/standard-license](https://filmmusic.io/standard-license) Village Dawn by Kevin MacLeod Link: [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4586-village-dawn](https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4586-village-dawn) License: [https://filmmusic.io/standard-license](https://filmmusic.io/standard-license) Chanter by Kevin MacLeod Link: [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3486-chanter](https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3486-chanter) License: [https://filmmusic.io/standard-license](https://filmmusic.io/standard-license) Senbazuru by Kevin MacLeod Link: [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4334-senbazuru](https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4334-senbazuru) License: [https://filmmusic.io/standard-license](https://filmmusic.io/standard-license) Disconcerned by Kevin MacLeod Link: [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3655-disconcerned](https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3655-disconcerned) License: [https://filmmusic.io/standard-license](https://filmmusic.io/standard-license) Long Road Ahead by Kevin MacLeod Link: [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3996-long-road-ahead](https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3996-long-road-ahead) License: [https://filmmusic.io/standard-license](https://filmmusic.io/standard-license) Plaint by Kevin MacLeod Link: [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4224-plaint](https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4224-plaint) License: [https://filmmusic.io/standard-license](https://filmmusic.io/standard-license) Avec Soin by Kevin MacLeod Link: [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3397-avec-soin](https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3397-avec-soin) License: [https://filmmusic.io/standard-license](https://filmmusic.io/standard-license) With the Sea by Kevin MacLeod Link: [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4638-with-the-sea](https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4638-with-the-sea) License: [https://filmmusic.io/standard-license](https://filmmusic.io/standard-license) March of the Mind by Kevin MacLeod Link: [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4020-march-of-the-mind](https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4020-march-of-the-mind) License: [https://filmmusic.io/standard-license](https://filmmusic.io/standard-license)