| On the other hand, he simultaneously advances the very active view that if the ruler and his retainers observe and safeguard a virtuous style of government, by basing their actions on correct principles, the course of history could be rescued from a misguided direction and restored to the correct path. |
その一方で、君臣が徳のある政治を守ってゆく事で、「正理」の元に歴史は誤った方向から正しい方向へと修正されるという能動的な発想を兼ね備えていた。 |