Which is a difference between Legalism and Confucianism?

Confucianists believe people are naturally evil, while Legalists believe people are naturally good-hearted.

Confucianists believe people must show unquestioned obedience to their rulers, while Legalists believe leaders must show unquestioned obedience to their people.

Confucianists believe in having many strict laws, while Legalists believe in having few laws.

Harmony will prevail if people accept their role in society, while Legalists believe people are naturally evil.

Among the options given on the question the correct answer is option D.

Harmony will prevail if people accept their role in society, while Legalists believe people are naturally evil.

Explanation: There was three different belief system during the time Warren period in China. The beliefs were Confucianism, Legalism and Daoism. The Confucianism and the Legalism has a basic difference. The Confucianists believed that the Harmony will prevail if people accept the role in society. On the other hand, the Legalists believed that people are naturally evil.

The Confucianism was founded a wise philosopher government minister by the name of Kong Fuzi-later latinized as Confucius by sixteenth-century Jesuits. He believed that the social development can only occur by the ethical and moral development of the people. The people need to be respectful and government need do their duty with respect and moral values.

On the contrary, the Legalists believed that there should be strict law for crime. Even greater punishments for the smaller crime so that the bigger crime will be stopped by the fear of punishment. Because people are evil by the nature and they will afraid if only the punishment is harsh.