Previously, Confucianism sought the realization of its ideals of government on behalf of the people through "enlightened kingship" but could not. Mou has hope that these same ideals may find expression in "democracy" and the "open society."
中國儒家的老名詞是「王道」、「藏天下於天下」，新名詞則是開放的社會、民主政治，所以，這是個共同的理想。