Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.

Kung. This however is not proof of innate evil because a clear thinking person would avoid causing harm to others. "
This saying should not be taken as an instigation to violence against authorities but as an application of Confucian philosophy to society.

Mencius (Chinese: 孟子; pinyin: Mèng Zǐ; Wade–Giles: Meng4 Tzu3; Zhuyin Fuhao: ㄇㄥˋ ㄗˇ; most accepted dates: 372 – 289 BCE; other possible dates: 385 – 303/302 BCE) was a Chinese philosopher who was arguably the most famous Confucian after Confucius himself.