The Wisdom of The People

The article that explained the Legalist Views on Good Government disturbed me a bit. For one, the way it talked about the importance of social level difference and the ‘significant intellectual difference’ between the 'people' and the 'ruler/leader/person in charge of governing, made it seem as if the 'people' knew nothing, as if they were useless, incapable of making good decisions, and lacked the ability to have a properly formed opinion. I think that while laws are important in any government, but there comes a time when the voice of the common people must be heard because they are the ones who usually get the worst bit, the hardest lifestyle, the lowest quality of attendance, of course though, not only are the poor people the ones who should voice their opinions and be able to have make an impact in the government’s decisions but also the middle class people and those who are upper class. I think that as a leader of a country, it is important to have and encourage participation from those who you govern because they have a perspective different to yours and could help improve the way you run your government. While when you set laws controlling everything, and as I understood from the Legalist views on good government, laws are set to keep people from making anything but the good choices. But this is what made me confused, errors are necessary if progress is to be made, so how successful could this actually be? And even with laws, many are broken, so what should be the moral of the people? Do not break laws or do what is honest and correct, therefore avoiding having a serious law system? I think that everything in moderation might be the best option since in every place, there is someone who is defiant, but not all should be limited because of the few.