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Liang Qichao thinks that constitutional monarchy has many similarities with China's ancient politics

Liang Qichao mainly advocates civil rights to explain the inevitability of constitutional monarchy replacing autocratic monarchy with evolutionary theory

He opposes relying solely on the rule of law. He thinks:

(1) People can make laws, and illegal laws can control people. Laws should be made by people, who have certain "morality" and "wisdom". Only then can there be "good governance".

(2) "Only when there are good laws can there be good governance. Good laws can only play a role if they are properly used by people.

In addition, Liang Qichao also emphasized that" law cannot be independent ".In his view, morality has social sanctions and law has national sanctions, and the two should be" compatible "

"When a person dies, the political interest will come into play", and the rule of law takes a long time and has a wide range.

(2) The rule of man is a kind of sage politics, and there are fewer virtuous kings in the world, so there is no long-term stability in the world.

(3) Starting from the reality of China, the country is large and the government affairs are complicated, and it is not feasible to rely solely on the rule of man.

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