“民可使由之;不可使知之。”孔子这两句话,历来有人认为是“愚民政策”。因为可以解释为“只叫人民去做什么,不必叫他们懂得其中的道理”。康有为在主张“维新”时,却在这两句老话中各加一个逗号,变成“民可,使由之;不可,使知之。”这是说:“人民的认识或程度可以了,就让他们 “The people can use it; they can’t make it known.” These two words of Confucius have traditionally been regarded as a “stupid policy.” Because it can be interpreted as “only ask the people to do what they want, without telling them to understand the truth.” When Kang Youwei advocated “reform”, he added a comma to the two old sayings, which became “the people can make use of it; they can’t make it known.” This means: "The people’s understanding or degree can be achieved. let them