Hanfeizi · 定法第四十三
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君無術則弊於上，臣無法則亂於下
Without administrative technique the ruler is compromised above; without standards the ministers produce disorder below.
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君無術則弊於上，
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The argument assigns them different administrative roles and says both are needed.
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韓非子 · 定法第四十三不可一無謂之衣食孰急於人，則是不可一無也，皆養生之具也。今申不害言術，而公孫鞅為法。術者，因任而授官，循名而責實，操殺生之
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論語 · Let parallel clauses constrain a reading巧言令色，鮮矣仁論語 · Follow a condition and its consequence行有餘力，則以學文論語 · Follow a condition and its consequence過則勿憚改論語 · Locate a relation夫子至於是邦也Edition, source, and reuse
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- 韓非子 · Hanfeizi
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- Kanseki Repository · KR3c0005 · base edition tls
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- KR3c0005_043.txt, lines 50–55. HF 43.01:04; jiaoshi 76; jishi 906; jiaozhu 588; shiping 1500
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