Ancient Chinese Wisdom, re: Political Parties
“Your servant is aware that from ancient times there have been discussions of the worth of parties. It is only to be hoped that a ruler will distinguish between those of gentlemen and those of inferior men. In general, gentlemen join with outher gentlemen in parties because of common principles, while inferior men join with other inferior men for reasons of common profit.” - Ouyang Xiu, in Roberts, J.A.G. The Complete History of China. Sutton Publishing, 2005. Page 135.