"Respectfulness, without the rules of propriety, becomes laborious bustle; carefulness, without the rules of propriety, becomes timidity; boldness, without the rules of propriety, becomes insubordination; straightforwardness, without the rules of propriety, becomes rudeness." The above excerpt expresses the viewpoint of
SAT · World History · previous-year question
- A.Machiavelli
- B.Socrates
- C.Erasmus
- D.Confucius
- E.Lao Tzu
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