Confucius's teachings give primary emphasis to the ethical meaning of human relationships, finding and identifying what is moral in human nature and showing its affinity with the divine. He was, however, usually silent on the subject of God and the afterlife. It was not out of disbelief because he made it clear that it was Heaven that protected and inspired him. In, "Analects" he says, "Heaven is the author of the virtue that is in me." Confucius believed that human beings are accountable to the supreme being. For over two thousand years his writtings influenced the thought in China, Korea, Viet Nam and Japan. Confucius taught literature, ways of behavior, loyality, and faithfulness. He talked about history, poetry, and performance of ceremony. In this way he started a tradition of moral education in China. Up until his time, education was only for the nobility, he started education for all with no class restrictions. He taught his students to know Heaven (t'ien) as the Divine Principle. He taught that the order that flows from heaven to Rulers to families can be emulated to bring order and peace to our lives.