The Analects

"Book VII. 25          The Master instructs under four heads:  culture, moral conduct, doing one’s best and being trustworthy in what one says."

This selection seems like a big part common sense and completely needed for government today.  Without any of these four things, you shouldn't be able to maintain a controlled government.  Culture is needed as it is a part of everybody's everyday life.  Culture surrounds politics, influences it, and leads it to where it is at any given time.  Moral conduct helps government make sense.  It gives people comfort and makes them want to listen to the people in roles of leadership.  Doing one's best should always happen in anything, not just government.  If the government doesn't do their best (which they don't always really do), it would not run smoothly.  There would be errors and mistakes that created problems in politics.  Lastly, being trustworthy is very important to any leader.  If people under your control don't trust you, then you have failed at what you do.  If Americans didn't trust the government, they would not follow the laws and ideas of the government (which again already happens).  If you put these four things together, you have much less chance of having trouble running a government.