Which Confucian thinker was the first to argue that human nature is inclined towards goodness as surely as water is inclined to flow downhill?

Mencius

Explanation:

Mencius was a Confucian scholar who was said to have been revered only second to Confucius himself. Mencius believed that human beings were born with good seeds in them that inclined them towards good.

In an argument with Gaozi who was another scholar, Mencius noted that human nature is inclined towards doing good much like water is inclined towards flowing downhill.

both the house and senate must approve the conference report.   after it is approved by both on an identical from, it will be sent to the president.   if the president approves it, it will become law.

facts: the 14th amendment

the 14th amendment addresses citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws.

the 14th amendment was intended to protect the rights of former slaves after the american civil war.

the 14th amendment was approved by congress in june of 1866 and ratified by the states on july 9, 1868.

the 14th amendment establishes that all persons born in the united states are citizens and are guaranteed all the rights of citizenship.

the 14th amendment establishes that the law protects all citizens equally.

in this case the passage of the 14th amendment   that was violated was the last part in which it states that there is equal protection of the law.