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Followers of Confucianism took their philosophy mostly from Confucius; there were other "sages." Mencius or the "second sage" held the belief that man is naturally good, and Hsun Tzu believed that human nature is evil. Still, with these differing views the two also shared similar views regarding hereditary rights to governmental office, and the belief that human beings needed moral education to become good (Hsun Tzu, http://theosophy.org/tlodocs/teachers/HsunTzu.htm, retrieved: January 11, 2005).
Mencius believed man is naturally good. He believed we originally have humanity, righteousness, propriety, and wisdom within us. He did not think they were drilled into us from the outside of ourselves (Mencius and Hsun Tzu on Human Nature, http://brian.hoffert.faculty.noctrl.edu/REL275/Mencius.Xunzi.html, pg.1, retrieved: January 12, 2005). Hsun Tzu believed that human nature was evil, or even nonexistent. Hsun Tzu said "The nature is that which is given by Heaven; you cannot learn......

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