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Condition 1: References "民不畏死,奈何以死懼之" Matched:1.
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26 德經:
民不畏死,治國者刑罰酷深,民不聊生,故不畏死也。治身者嗜欲傷神,貪財殺身,不知畏之。奈何以死懼之,人君不寬其刑罰,教人去情欲,奈何設刑罰法,以死懼之。若使民常畏死,當除己之所殘刻,教民去利欲。而為奇者,吾得執而殺之,孰敢矣。以道教化,而民不從,反為奇巧,乃應王法,執而殺之,誰敢有犯者,老子傷時主不先道德化之,而先刑罰也。

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