Legalist thinker of the Warring States period whose book 韩非子 tells rulers to govern by strict law, power and statecraft; 秦始皇 admired it. The fables 守株待兔 and 自相矛盾 come from it.
Han Fei is a representative figure of the Legalist school.
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A prince of the state of 韩, not the later Han dynasty 汉, he stuttered and made his case in writing instead. His fellow student under 荀子, 李斯, helped get him jailed in Qin, then sent him poison.
