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《政理章》

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1 政理章:
夫化之以德,理之上也,則人日遷善而不知。德化潛運,以心則不知所由,而民從善也。施之以政,理之中也,則人不得不為善。政施有術,昭見於人。人勉而行,欲罷不可。懲之以刑,理之下也,則人畏而不敢為非也。刑臨以威,知懼無犯。既劣於政,彌蒙於德。刑則在省而中。舜流四凶,足清萬國。政則在簡而能。簡則易從,能則人服。德則在博而久。不博則有不及,不久則人心復。德者、為理之本也。任政非德,則薄。任刑非德,則殘。兼德則厚,加德則寬。故君子務於德,脩於政,謹於刑。刑不謹則知,政不脩舉,德不務而人不懷也。固其忠,以明其信,行之匪懈,何不理之人乎?忠信故己,恪勤脩官,官脩政明,而人自理。故無不能理之吏,無不可理之人。《詩》云:「敷政優優,百祿是遒。」政其人理,祿其宜哉!

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