《韩非子·内储说上七术》
答这就是所谓的用刑罚遏止刑罚，意谓从重量刑，使百姓畏惧而不敢犯法，以收到不用刑的效果。
一曰：公孙鞅曰： 行刑重其轻者，轻者不至，重者不来，是谓以刑去刑也。 
Answer This is the so-called punishment to stop punishment, meaning heavy punishment, so that the people are afraid and dare not break the law, so as to achieve the effect of not punishing.