‘The ruler has the sanction of Heaven if he is righteous, and it has beentaken away from him if he behaves badly’. Who proposed this view?

‘The ruler has the sanction of Heaven if he is righteous, and it has beentaken away from him if he behaves badly’. Who proposed this view?

Options:

(A) confucius
(B) kukai
(C) laozi
(D) hakuin ekaku

Correct option is (A) Confucius. Explanation: ‘The ruler has the sanction of Heaven if he is righteous, and it has beentaken away from him if he behaves badly’. Confucius proposed this view.