《北齐书·列传·卷二十五》
不如薄赋轻徭，让百姓士人休养生息，使朝廷和睦，远近归心，以仁义征伐他们，以道德进攻他们，天下都当安定，难道衹是一个不合法的陈国吗。 
莫若薄赋省徭，息民养士，使朝廷协睦，遐迩归心，征之以仁义，鼓之以道德，天下皆当肃清，岂直伪陈而已！ 
It is better to reduce taxes and labor, allow people and scholars to rest and recuperate, make the court harmonious, return to heart from far and near, conquer them with benevolence and righteousness, and attack them with morality. The world should be peaceful, isn't it just an illegal Chen state.