The Mohists were like socialists; they were unhappy with the status quo. The Confucianists were pragmatists; they advocated gradual reform and they wanted to build a "kingly government."
墨家主張頗似「社會主義」，對現實極端不滿；儒家講的是務實面，希望循序漸進改革現實，再建「王政」。