Charles Sumner: “Throughout this great, populous empire the truths of Confucius have…”

On the record

Throughout this great, populous empire the truths of Confucius have been ever regarded as we regard our Scriptures.

Said by

Massachusetts

Source

Sumner asserts that Confucian teachings are respected in China, akin to how scriptures are viewed in the West.

More from Charles Sumner

Working-men of Europe, desire abolition of war, XVIII. 236.

Slave Power, necessity of political action against the, II. 207.

Sovereignty of, belongs to the people, XVI. 28.

The only Constitutional party and party of freedom, VII. 38.

Other voices in this conversation

Charles Sumner: “Throughout this great, populous empire the truths of Confucius have been ever regarded as we regard our Scriptures.”