"Law is the root, democracy the flower," Hsiao stresses. Democracy and the rule of law are two sides of the same coin. If the people want to enjoy democracy, they must respect the law.
「法治是根幹，民主是花果」，蕭天讚強調，政府有加速推展民主憲政的決心，但是民主與法治是一體兩面，沒有法治，就沒有民主可言，因此人民要享有民主，就要遵守法律。