If one should desire to know whether a kingdom is well governed, if its morals are good or bad, the quality of its music will furnish the answer.

Confucius
About This Quote

This quote presents music as the best method of evaluating the morals of a country. This quote has been used to make the point that music reflects the morals of a country, not simply because good music is good, but because bad music is bad. This means that if a country has bad music, then it must also have bad morals.

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