Laws are the means of prohibiting error and ruling out selfish motives; strict penalties are the means of enforcing orders and disciplining inferiors… - Han Fei
" "Laws are the means of prohibiting error and ruling out selfish motives; strict penalties are the means of enforcing orders and disciplining inferiors. Authority should never reside in two places; the power of decree should never be open to joint use. If authority and power are shared with others, then all manner of abuse will become rife. If law does not command respect, then all the ruler’s actions will be endangered. If penalties are not enforced, then evil will never be surmounted.
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About Han Fei
(韓非) also known as Han Feizi (韓非子) (, ca. 280–233 BCE) was a Chinese philosopher and strategist.
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韓非
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Han Feizi
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Han Fei Zi
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Master Han Fei
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Master Han
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Hanzi
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Han-tsee
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Hane-tsee
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The way of the ruler is to make certain that, if what a minister says beforehand does not tally with what he says later, or what he says later does not tally with what he has said previously, then although he may have fulfilled his task with distinction, he is condemned to certain punishment. This is what it means to hold your subordinates responsible.
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