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凡牧民者，欲民之可御也。欲民之可御，則法不可不審。法者，將立朝廷者也。將立朝廷者，則爵服不可不貴也。爵服加于不義，則民賤其爵服；民賤其爵服，則人主不尊；人主不尊，則令不行矣。法者，將用民力者也。將用民力者，則祿賞不可不重也。祿賞加于無功，則民輕其祿賞；民輕其祿賞，則上無以勸民；上無以勸民，則令不行矣。法者，將用民能者也。將用民能者，則授官不可不審也。授官不審，則民閒其治；民閒其治，則理不上通；理不上通，則下怨其上；下怨其上，則令不行矣。法者，將用民之死命者也。用民之死命者，則刑罰不可不審。刑罰不審，則有辟就；有辟就，則殺不辜而赦有罪；殺不辜而赦有罪，則國不免於賊臣矣。故夫爵服賤，祿賞輕，民閒其治，賊臣首難，此謂敗國之教也。

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第03篇權脩·第8则

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矜名、不若逃名趣。 練事、何如省事閒。

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第252则

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文學曰：「有司言外國之事，議者皆僥一時之權，不慮其後。張騫言大宛之天馬汗血，安息之真玉大鳥，縣官既聞如甘心焉，乃大興師伐宛，歷數期而後克之。夫萬里而攻人之國，兵未戰而物故過半，雖破宛得寶馬，非計也。當此之時，將卒方赤面而事四夷，師旅相望，郡國並發，黎人困苦，奸偽萌生，盜賊並起，守尉不能禁，城邑不能止。然後遣上大夫衣繡衣以興擊之。當此時，百姓元元，莫必其命，故山東豪傑，頗有異心。賴先帝聖靈斐然。其咎皆在於欲畢匈奴而遠幾也。為主計若此，可謂忠乎？」

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卷8·西域第四十六·第4则

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上曰：「朕每臨朝，欲發一言，未嘗不三思。恐為民害，是以不多言。」給事中知起居事杜正倫曰：「臣職在記言，陛下之言失，臣必書之，豈徒有害於今，亦恐貽譏於後。」上悅，賜帛二百段。

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卷192·太宗文武大聖大廣孝皇帝上之上貞觀二年（戊子，公元六二八年）·第20则

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The dangers are that the power conferred by combination may be abused, that combinations may be formed for speculation in stocks rather than for conducting business, and that for this purpose prices may be temporarily raised instead of being lowered. These abuses are possible to a greater or less extent in all combinations, large or small, but this fact is no more of an argument against combinations than the fact that steam may explode is an argument against steam. Steam is necessary and can be made comparatively safe. Combination is necessary and its abuses can be minimized; otherwise our legislators must acknowledge their incapacity to deal with the most important instrument of industry.

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Chapter III, excerpt 61

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