In the opinion of Professor Chen Ku-ying of the Philosophy Department at National Taiwan University (NTU), Laozi should be considered a champion of democracy. Although Laozi never mentioned anything about elections, Professor Chen argues that he was every bit as democratic as the democracy activists of today.
在台大哲學系教授陳鼓應眼中，老子只不過未提出所謂的選舉制度，民主精神卻不輸當代民主人士。