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《酷吏傳》

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1 酷吏傳:
孔子曰:導之以政,齊之以刑,民免而無耻,導之以德,齊之以禮,有耻且格,格,正,老氏稱,法令滋章,盗賊多有。太史公曰:信哉是言也。法令者治之具,而非制治清濁之源也。昔天下之網嘗密矣。然奸僞萌起,其極也。上下相遁,至於不振,當是之時,吏治若救火揚沸,非武健嚴酷,惡能勝其任而愉快乎。言道德者溺於職矣。故曰:聽訟吾猶人也。必也使無訟乎。下士聞道大笑之,非虛言也。漢興,破觚而為圓,觚,方,斫雕而為朴,網漏於吞舟之魚,而吏治烝烝,不至於奸,黎民艾安,由是觀之,在彼不在此。在道德不在嚴酷也。

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