《商君书·赏刑》
所说的统一刑罚是指使用刑罚没有等级，从卿相、将军、一直到大夫和平民百姓，有不听从君主命令的，违反国家法令的。违反国家禁令，破坏君主制定的法律的，可以处以死罪，不赦免。
所谓壹刑者，刑无等级，自卿相、将军以至大夫、庶人，有不从王令、犯国禁、乱上制者，罪死不赦。
All punishments are the same means those who, regardless of their rank, from the highest to the lowest, who fail to obey the commands of the Lord or violate state laws, and who defy the prohibitions of the state and violate the ethical rules of the Lord, shall all be executed and shall not be forgiven.