《管子·法法》
善于使用人民的，他可以用杀戮、危害、劳累、饥饿、口渴等方法，用民者可以用这种极端的手段，而人民没有考虑以为害己的，是因为明王在上，道和法通行全国，人民都能舍弃爱干的私事而做不爱干的的公务。
夫至用民者，杀之危之，劳之苦之，饥之渴之；用民者将致之此极也，而民毋可与虑害己者，明王在上，道法行于国，民皆舍所好而行所恶。
Someone who is good at using the people can use the methods of killing, endangering, tiring, starving and thirsting; people who use people can use this extreme strategy, and the people do not consider it as harming themselves, because the enlightened king is above them, and the Way and laws are current throughout the state; the people can all give up their personal desires and do things that they do not like.