If Henry Rosemont went beyond a pure exegesis of Confucius, and if he even went beyond comparative analysis, then it would be appropriate to celebrate him in a similar fashion. Michael Nylan’s contribution is not about Rosemont’s work, it is an original piece on the early Chinese text Documents (aka Shangshu 尚書, literally Venerable Documents), poised to illustrate that a political system is well run if five conditions are met: (1) “broad consultation is required to achieve and maintain good governance;” (2) preference for relying on benevolence and non-interfering rule; (3) the efficacy of committing to remonstrance and symmetric forms of power; (4) conjoint responsibilities entailing high standards of conduct among rulers and ministers; (5) “true fitness to lead is predicated on the commitment to achieving a balance of interests of multiple parties, after weighing both the short-term and long-term consequences of policy proposals.” Nylan’s explication of three chapters in the Documents “Yao dian,” “Gao Yao mo,” and “Kang gao” in the context of their having “exerted great influence on the courts of Western (206 BC–AD 8) and Eastern Han (25–220)” demonstrates her point. In this way, her work represents a productive engagement with Rosemont. Rosemont endorsed similar views, and, most importantly, the attitude behind them, namely, learning from the past, appreciating the interconnectedness of persons, and “a strong sense of intergenerational justice.” Nylan’s celebration of her dear friend embodies exactly what it endorses.