Shangfa
● The country is fickle and chaotic. When the law is enforced, the country will be well governed, and when the law is relaxed, the country will be in chaos.
The balance between law and state is also the standard of time. Weigh, so determine the weight, and the criterion, so straighten it out.
● Those who know the law are strong and those who are slow are weak.
The original 2065438+February 23, 2003 in the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, the fourth collective study speech:
To comprehensively promote the rule of law, we must adhere to scientific legislation. To govern the country according to law, we must first have laws to follow. It is a common means to regulate social life and maintain social order with clear legal norms at all times and in all countries. Judging from the history of our country, although the tradition of rule by man has been deeply rooted for thousands of years, there was a self-contained written code in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and a relatively complete code was formed in the Han and Tang Dynasties. Ancient Chinese legal thoughts are very rich. For example, the ancients said: "The country is impermanent and chaotic. Rule the country by law and discipline, and the law and discipline are chaotic. " "The balance between law and state is also the standard of time. The balance is so important and the criteria are so straight. " "Those who know the law are strong, and those who are slow are weak." Wait a minute. Now, our country and all aspects of social life have generally achieved laws to follow, which is a major achievement we have made. At the same time, we should also see that practice is the foundation of law and law should develop with the development of practice. Changing the mode of economic development, expanding socialist democracy, promoting the reform of administrative system, safeguarding and improving people's livelihood, strengthening and innovating social management and protecting the ecological environment will all put forward new requirements for legislation.
Source (1) Wang Fu's On Forgiveness of a Latent Husband in the Eastern Han Dynasty:
Moreover, the husband's country is impermanent and chaotic, and the rule of law and discipline is chaotic; Law is impermanent, and Tao is impermanent. The law is respected by the monarch, and the law is relaxed by the monarch. Yesterday, I paid tribute to the Ming emperor. I tried my best to show my talent, thanked him, gave him food and asked him what he heard. He said: "The witch has nine opera thieves. I have stolen the county several times, but I can't get it." The emperor said, "Aren't you doing evil in Nanjun?" Right: "Right." The emperor was furious and said, "Thieves can't be caught in the hair. How can we prosper the country?" If you hit a hundred people, you will be exempted from official positions. If you break the county, you will be punished for ten days. From this point of view, catching thieves and destroying them lies in knowing the law, not being lenient.
(2) Jing's Zhenguan dignitaries exhibition.
Therefore, for superiors, we should observe harshly, be clear about merits, be loyal to engraving, and do more merits. For example, too big is too big, and the way to crack it is also. The husband's reward should be heavy, the punishment should be light, and the gentleman should be thick. The severity of punishment, the thickness of kindness, and the thought and illness can be mentioned in the same breath! And the balance between law and state is also the standard of time. Weighing determines the weight, so the criterion is straight. Nowadays, forgiveness is expensive. Sinners want to be harsh, angry and ambitious and compete with others. If that's the case, it won't be chaotic to abandon the criteria and decide the weight. Zhu Gekongming, a small country, also said, "My heart is like a scale and I can't be heavier than others." Lord of all things, the day can be sealed, and abandon the law, to blame!
(3) During the Warring States Period, Han Fei's Interpretation of Han Fei's Poems;
When Wei Zhifang knows "Li Bi" and acts according to the constitutional order, those who make meritorious deeds will be rewarded, those who are guilty will be punished, and the world will be strong and neighbors will bully; The law is slow, free, and the country is cut. When Zhao Zhifang understood the national law and joined the army, the people were strong and the soldiers were strong. Moreover, the "national law" is full, the users are weak, and the National Day is cut. When Yan Zhifang knew "serving the law" and the judge broke off diplomatic relations, the east county was Qi and the south was Zhongshan; And "serving the law" is dead, the official is useless, and there is a dispute between left and right. From this, the soldiers are weak, and the country is controlled by neighbors. Therefore, those who know the law are strong and those who are slow are weak. The strength is so clear, the world is dominant, and the country is doomed.
Interpretation (1) There is neither permanent peace nor permanent chaos in the country. When laws and regulations are implemented, the country will be peaceful, and when laws and regulations are relaxed, the country will be in chaos.
(2) Law is the yardstick of a country and the yardstick of a society. The scale is used to judge the weight, and the criterion is used to correct the bending.
(3) A country with strict legal system will be strong, while a country that ignores the legal system will be weak.