《资治通鉴·汉纪·汉纪九》
秦朝毁弃先代圣王的治国之道，实行不顾长远、只顾眼前的统治方法，所以立国仅有十四年就灭亡了。秦遗留下来的恶劣影响至今还没有清除，导致社会风俗浅薄恶劣，百姓不讲忠信德义，抵触冒犯，殊死反抗，风俗竟然败坏到如此程度。
秦灭先圣之道，为苟且之治，故立十四年而亡，其遗毒馀烈至今未灭，习俗薄恶，人民嚣顽，抵冒殊扞，熟烂如此之甚者也。
The Qin Dynasty abandoned the way of governing the country by the ancient sages and kings, and implemented a way of ruling that disregarded the long-term and only considered the short-term. Therefore, the country was destroyed after only fourteen years. The evil influence left by Qin has not been eliminated to this day, leading to superficial and bad social customs. The people do not talk about loyalty, faith, and morality, resist and offend, and fight to the death. The customs have deteriorated to such an extent.