《论衡·卷二十九·对作篇》
诗创作于民间，难道圣王能够说 你们是老百姓，为什么也要作诗 ，因而囚禁降罪于他们，消灭他们作的诗吗？
《诗》作民间，圣王可云 汝民也，何发作 ，囚罪其身，殁灭其诗乎？
Poetry is created by the people, so how could the sage-king say: You are commoners. Why do you write poems? He then imprisoned and sentenced them, and destroyed their poetry.