CONFUCIUS VIEWED OPPRESSION AS A VIOLATION OF THE "WAY" (DAO) AND THE NATURAL ORDER OF RELATIONSHIPS. HE BELIEVED THAT RULERS SHOULD GOVERN WITH VIRTUE AND RIGHTEOUSNESS, AND THAT SUBJECTS HAVE A RIGHT TO RESIST TYRANNICAL RULE. CONFUCIUS' TEACHINGS EMPHASIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL HARMONY AND THE NEED FOR RULERS TO ENSURE THE WELL-BEING OF THEIR PEOPLE.