Laozi Laozi has the conception of freedom, but does not have the conception of democracy. He sees the value of freedom of citizens and absence of interference from rulers, so he promote the politics of wuwei but he gives hope to sages rather than develop an institutional conception of democracy. This is only one step to get the key to realize freedom. He holds the core of question but no the key to question. The application of wuwei is hard. It depends on whether the ruler is a sage. But in fact rulers are rare to be sage. So, wuwei that Laozi advocates is unpractical.

Laozi
Laozi has the conception of freedom, but does not have the conception of democracy. He sees the value of freedom of citizens and absence of interference from rulers, so he promote the politics of wuwei but he gives hope to sages rather than develop an institutional conception of democracy. This is only one step to get the key to realize freedom. He holds the core of question but no the key to question. The application of wuwei is hard. It depends on whether the ruler is a sage. But in fact rulers are rare to be sage. So, wuwei that Laozi advocates is unpractical.