Political Aspects
Unlike Confucianism, Taoism favors philosophical anarchism, pluralism and laissez-faire-government. According to Laozi, the best way to govern is not to govern (cf. wu-wei). He has been considered as one of the first classical liberals, as he wrote in the Daodejing: "The more prohibitions there are, the poorer the people become." Also Zhuangzi was along the same lines. On the other hand, politics never have been a main issue in Taoism.
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