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    It is not the case that The Han emperor should allow regional differences rather than attempting to eliminate them or impose uniform norms

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    • 1.Political unity requires common norms of justice and obligation that transcend regional custom, as Xunzi argued that ritual li must be universal to order society.
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    • 2.Where regional differences include practices that violate fundamental ethical standards, tolerating them privileges local tradition over moral truth.
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    • 3.The Legalist reforms of Shang Yang demonstrated that uniform law, not accommodation of difference, produced the state strength that made Han empire possible.
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    • 1.The Huainanzi's counsel reflects the political interests of Liu An, a regional king threatened by centralization, not disinterested philosophical wisdom.
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    • 2.Arguments for tolerating regional diversity advanced by those who benefit from weak central authority carry an inherent legitimacy deficit that undermines their prescriptive force.
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    • 1.Unifying people while allowing for their differences is more effective than attempting to eliminate those differences or impose norms
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    • 2.The Huainanzi was composed to instruct Emperor Wu in the proper ways to maintain the empire
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