The basic teachings of Confucianism stress the importance of education for moral development of the individual so that the state can be governed by moral virtue rather than by the use of coercive laws.<ref>Levinson, David; Christensen, Karen "Encyclopedia of Modern Asia (2002) pg 157</ref> | The basic teachings of Confucianism stress the importance of education for moral development of the individual so that the state can be governed by moral virtue rather than by the use of coercive laws.<ref>Levinson, David; Christensen, Karen "Encyclopedia of Modern Asia (2002) pg 157</ref> |