《梁书·列传·卷三十八》
孔夫子说 当政者身正，不发命令下面就会行动；当政者身不正，虽下命令下面也不服从 。
夫子言 其身正，不令而行；其身不正，虽令不从 。
Confucius said that when the person in power is upright, the people will act without being ordered; when the person in power is not upright, even if they give orders, the people will not obey.