Why is there a statue of Confucius carved on the lintel of the US Supreme Court building?

Confucius was a great thinker, educator and founder of Confucian school in ancient China, and was known as "a generation of saints" and "a teacher for all generations". The world pays tribute to the civilization of China, and Confucius is undoubtedly the most recognized philosopher. Therefore, the United States carved a statue of Confucius on the lintel of its Supreme Court to show its concept of pluralism, openness and tolerance.

According to media reports, on the evening of October 9th, 65438/kloc-0, Hua Chunying, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs posted on social media Twitter, taking the sculpture design of the US Supreme Court as an example, pointing out that the images of sages from China, Judaism and ancient Greece were carved on the threshold of the US Supreme Court to show its pluralistic, open and inclusive spirit. However, at present, the United States is doing the opposite in the international arena, giving up the concept of pluralism, openness and tolerance.

The U.S. Supreme Court Building was built in 1935, located on First Street in Washington, across the street from the U.S. Capitol. It was designed by American architect Cass Gilbert. In fact, the design details and ideas of the US Supreme Court building are actually unknown. For example, there is a group of statues on the east and west lintels of the Supreme Court Building. If you look from left to right, you will find Confucius, Moses and Solon, the ancient Greek legislative saint, in turn.