《左传·僖公·僖公二十八年》
礼仪用来推动道义，信用用来保护礼仪，刑律用来纠正邪恶。丢开了这三项，君王准备怎么办？ 
礼以行义，信以守礼，刑以正邪，舍此三者，君将若之何？ 
Etiquette is used to promote morality, trust is used to protect etiquette, and law is used to correct evil. The monarch ignores these three aspects. What is he going to do?