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Legalism -> Shang Jun Shu -> Opening and Debarring -> 2 - Additional information
凡仁者以爱利为务,而贤者以相出为道。民众而无制,久而相出为道,则有乱。故圣人承之,作为土地货财男女之分。分定而无制,不可,故立禁。禁立而莫之司,不可,故立官。官设而莫之一,不可,故立君。既立君,则上贤废,而贵贵立矣。然则上世亲亲而爱私,中世上贤而说仁,下世贵贵而尊官。上贤者,以赢相出也;而立君者,使贤无用也。亲亲者,以私为道也,而中正者使私无行也。此三者,非事相反也,民道弊而所重易也,世事变而行道异也。故曰:“王道有绳。”