《史记·七十列传·李斯列传》
这样，君主和臣子的职分一经确定，上下关系的准则也明确了，那么天下不论是有才德的还是没有才德的，都不敢不竭尽全力为君主效命了。
此臣主之分定，上下之义明，则天下贤不肖莫敢不尽力竭任以徇其君矣。
In this way, once the roles of the ruler and the minister have been decided and the norms for the relationship between the two have been clarified, then everybody in the world, whether virtuous or not, will not dare to not do their utmost to serve their lord.