It was not as harsh as Legalism and was more culturally accepted, unlike Daoism. The way of thinking of Confucianism changed the way people in Chinese society behaved. Higher parties in the Chinese social hierarchy were expected to govern according to the moral norms of Confucian values. Confucius believed that “If they are guided by virtue, and try to give them uniformity through the rules of decency, they will have a sense of shame, and moreover they will become good” (James 2). His teachings and beliefs have changed the entire dynamic of Chinese culture and the perspective of how they value family and political life. Of all the solutions created for this time period, this was the most influential for the Chinese