Legalism is a school of thought among the pre-Qin scholars that studied the way of state governance, and it is the school of thought among the Hundred Schools of Thought that attaches the most importance to law. Legalist thought provided a systematic and effective theoretical basis for the establishment of centralized dynasties in later times, and its influence is far-reaching until today. The core concept of Legalism is the rule of law. Legalists attach great importance to the rule of law as a coercive tool conducive to social domination and the construction of the legal system, which has become the main means of rule for centralized powers to stabilize social unrest. |