His fellow student Li Ssu had already been serving in Ch'in for fourteen years. Probably disturbed by the prospect of having the brilliant Han Fei Tzu as a rival, he manage to have him thrown into prison and finally caused him to commit suicide. Han Fei Tzu wrote a book called by his own name, Han Fei Tzu . It gives us our most complete and mature picture of the Legalist philosophy. He argued that the larger the number of citizens that study, the less there will be to raise food, to make the state strong and the ruler rich.
Humans are inherently evil.
Education cannot make them better. Only punishment and reward will. The following three things are important for the ruler to employ in order to govern the world properly. On the other hand, even the most unworthy of rulers had secured obedience. Thus, virtue and wisdom are of no account as compared with power and position.