《管子·明法解》
法，是天下的规程，万事的准则。执法官吏，是牵制着人民生命的。
法者，天下之程式也，万事之仪表也；吏者，民之所悬命也。
The law is the rule of the nation, the standard for all affairs. Law-enforcement officials are those who hold the strings of people’s lives.