1. If there is a system of laws and regulations, one must not cheat by cleverness; if one has the name of weighing, one must not deceive the weight; if one has the number of zhang, one must not cheat by length.

——"Guanzi·Mingfa"

Explanation: There are laws and regulations, and you can't cheat by cheating; there are weights and weights, and you can't cheat by weight; there are rulers. When measuring length, don't pretend to be long or short.

If the punishment is strict and the order is enforced, all officials will be afraid; if the punishment is not strict and the order is not implemented, all officials will be in trouble. To be a wise king, the foundation of governing the people is not to rely on orders.

——"Guan Zi·Chong Ling"

Explanation: If the punishment is strict and the laws are enforced, all officials will fear the law and perform their duties; if the penalties are not strict and the laws are not enforced, all officials will neglect their duties. Therefore, a wise monarch knows the fundamentals of governing the people, and nothing is more important than laws and regulations. Xi: same as "play", negligent.

There is nothing better than law in governing a country, and nothing better than punishment in prohibiting prostitution and violence. Therefore, it is not that the poor do not want to seize the wealth of the rich, but those who do not dare will be punished by the law.

——"Guan Zi·Explanation of Ming Law"

Explanation: To govern the country, there is no better way to serve the people than to have laws, to prohibit fornication, and to restrain violence, there is no better way to have punishment. It is not that the poor do not want to take away the property of the rich, but they dare not because the law does not allow it; it is not that the strong cannot bully the weak, but they do not dare because they are afraid of the punishment of the law. Not to allow: not to allow, not to allow. Violence: bullying.

2. Bring them to justice, cut them off and punish them, and then stop the rapists and ban them. Therefore, those who shoot follow the situation, and those who cure follow the law.

——"Salt and Iron Theory" by Huan Kuan of the Han Dynasty

Explanation Use the law to restrain bad people and sentence them to conviction, so that robbers and bad people will not dare to do evil. Therefore, archery relies on correct posture, and governing a country relies on laws. Rope: as a verb, to restrain. Shi: Posture, which means that archery relies on correct posture.

3. There is neither permanent rule nor constant chaos in the country. If the laws are enforced, the country will be governed, and if the laws are relaxed, the country will be in chaos.

——Wang Fu of the Han Dynasty, "Qianfu Lun·Shu Amnesty"

Explanation: There is neither permanent peace nor permanent chaos in the country. If the laws are implemented, the country will be peaceful; if the laws are abolished, the country will be in chaos. Chang: permanent, fixed. Chi: relax, let go.

4. If the country has no discipline, the people will have no livelihood.

——Volume 8 of "Du Tongjian Lun" written by Wang Fuzhi of the Qing Dynasty

Explanation: Without laws and disciplines in the country, people cannot live.

5. If those who follow the law are strong, the country will be strong; if those who follow the law are weak, the country will be weak.

——"Han Feizi. Youdu"

Interpretation of law is an important guarantee for governing the country, and those who enforce the law play an important role in the effectiveness of the law. If law enforcers can effectively ensure the implementation of the law, they can stabilize the country and ensure the smooth progress of all national work. If law enforcement is unfavorable, the role of the law cannot be fully exerted, and the country will be in chaos and decline.

6. What is established below will not be abolished above; what is forbidden to the people will not be carried out by the body.

——"Huainanzi" by Liu An of the Western Han Dynasty

Explanation: Superiors cannot take the lead in destroying the laws and disciplines established by subordinates; those in power must never do anything that is prohibited for ordinary people.

7. Virtue and etiquette are the foundation of politics and religion, and criminal law is the purpose of governance.

——Tang Dynasty Changsun Wuji's "Tang Lv Shu Yi· Ming Example 1"

Explanation Morality and etiquette systems are the foundation of politics and education, and punishment is for politics and education. Education and service. Those who control well will not need to worry about policies; those who govern well will not be punished severely.

8. If you punish someone without teaching, then the punishment will be complicated and overwhelming; if you teach without punishing, then the traitors will not be punished.

——"Xunzi·Fuguo"

Explanation Without education, relying solely on criminal punishment will make the criminal law cumbersome, but the evil will still not be exhausted; just education, without criminal punishment, This will prevent those who do evil things from receiving the punishment they deserve. Win (pronounced Sheng, Tongsheng), finish.

9. Those who work in the world must not be ungrateful; there is no one who can achieve things without righteousness.

——"Mozi·Fayi"

Interpretation: Those who devote themselves to the political affairs of the world cannot do without laws and regulations. Without laws and regulations, there is no one who can succeed in his political affairs.

10. Since ancient times and to the present, there has been no one who is in power who is not his own, but relies on the law to rule.

——Wang Anshi's "Book of Ten Thousand Words from the Emperor"

Explanation: Those who hold positions are not competent people, and political affairs are handled in accordance with the law. From ancient times to the present, no one can manage it well.

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