“The Chinese title, Daxue, literally means education for the adult. The importance of this little Classic is far greater than its small size would suggest. It gives the Confucian educational, moral, and political programs in a nutshell, neatly summed up in the so-called ‘three items’: manifesting the clear character of man, loving the people, and abiding in the highest good. Zhu Xi contended that the text was Master Kong’s own words handed down by his pupil Zengzi. It is here translated in full.”