Righteousness lies in not favoring power and disregarding its benefits. ?

Source: Xunzi Honor and Disgrace. ?

Be careful about morality and will not give in to power, nor will you only care about personal gain. ?

Hint Xunzi said this when talking about a person's "great courage". Xunzi pointed out that fighting just for food and drink is the shameless courage of pigs and dogs, fighting for goods and wealth is the courage of profit-seeking thieves, and fighting needlessly with weapons is the courage of villains. The courage of a gentleman is to fight for morality. They are unyielding, move forward courageously, are not afraid of power, and do not pursue selfish interests, so they will gain the support of the people.