《史记·七十列传·循吏列传》
太史公说： 法令用以引导民众向善，刑罚用以阻止民众作恶。
太史公曰：法令所以导民也，刑罚所以禁奸也。
Records of the Grand Historian says: Laws are used to guide people to do good, and punishments are used to prevent people from doing evil.