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桓寬:Discourses on Salt and Iron, Volume 10, 刑德第五十五, Entry 2
桓寬《鹽鐵論》· 卷10·刑德第五十五 · Investing · Leadership · Learning · Cognition
文學曰:「道徑眾,人不知所由;法令眾,民不知所辟。故王者之制法,昭乎如日月,故民不迷;曠乎若大路,故民不惑。幽隱遠方,折乎知之,室女童婦,咸知所避。是以法令不犯,而獄犴不用也。昔秦法繁於秋荼,而網密於凝脂。然而上下相遁,奸偽萌生,有司治之,若救爛撲焦,而不能禁;非網疏而罪漏,禮義廢而刑罰任也。方今律令百有餘篇,文章繁,罪名重,郡國用之疑惑,或淺或深,自吏明習者,不知所處,而況愚民!律令塵蠹於棧閣,吏不能遍睹,而況於愚民乎!此斷獄所以滋眾,而民犯禁滋多也。『宜犴宜獄,握粟出卜,自何能谷?』刺刑法繁也。親服之屬甚眾,上殺下殺,而服不過五。五刑之屬三千,上附下附,而罪不過五。故治民之道,務篤其教而已。」
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