《汉书·传·外戚传下》
况且对于君父的美德应当褒扬推广，以往的过失则加以补救消解，这是古往今来的通则。
且褒广将顺君父之美，匡救销灭既往之过，古今通义也。
Moreover, it has always been a common rule to praise and promote the great virtues of a monarch–father, while redressing and putting a stop to past mistakes.