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桓寬:Discourses on Salt and Iron, Volume 10, 刑德第五十五, Entry 4

桓寬《鹽鐵論》· 卷10·刑德第五十五 · Investing · Character · Human nature · Leadership

文學曰:「詩云:『周道如砥,其直如矢。』言其易也。『君子所履,小人所視。』言其明也。故德明而易從,法約而易行今馳道經營陵陸,紆周天下,是以萬里為民阱也。罻羅張而縣其谷,辟陷設而當其蹊,矰弋飾而加其上,能勿離乎?聚其所欲,開其所利,仁義陵遲,能勿踰乎?故其末途,至於攻城入邑,損府庫之金,盜宗廟之器,豈特千仞之高、千鈞之重哉!管子曰:『四維不張,雖臯陶不能為士。』故德教廢而詐偽行,禮義壞而奸邪興,言無仁義也。仁者,愛之效也;義者,事之宜也。故君子愛仁以及物,治近以及遠。傳曰:『凡生之物,莫貴於人;人主之所貴,莫重於人。』故天之生萬物以奉人也,主愛人以順天也。聞以六畜禽獸養人,未聞以所養害人者也。魯廄焚,孔子罷朝,問人不問馬,賤畜而重人也。今盜馬者罪死,盜牛者加。乘騎車馬行馳道中,吏舉苛而不止,以為盜馬,而罪亦死。今傷人持其刀劍而亡,亦可謂盜武庫兵而殺之乎?人主立法而民犯之,亦可以為逆而輕主約乎?深之可以死,輕之可以免,非法禁之意也。法者,緣人情而制,非設罪以陷人也。故春秋之治獄,論心定罪。誌善而違於法者免,誌惡而合於法者誅。今傷人未有所害,誌不甚惡而合於法者,謂盜而傷人者耶?將執法者過耶?何於人心不厭也!古者,傷人有創者刑,盜有臧者罰,殺人者死。今取人兵刃以傷人,罪與殺人同,得無非其至意與?」

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