整理/樊未晨 制圖/李晗

法者，所以禁暴而率善人也

　　法是禁止橫暴兇惡、引導民眾向善的手段。它揭示了法與道德教化的一致性：法的目的在于懲惡揚善，具有道德性；法的實施具有示范性、導向性，即教育意義。這種關于法的觀念具有普世意義。

Law Is for Stopping Violence

and Encouraging Good Behavior

　　Law is enacted to stop violence and evil and to encourage good behavior. This means law enforcement and moral education should go hand in hand. The purpose of law is to punish evil and exalt goodness, which is morally significant. Execution of law has an exemplary and guiding role, which means it has educational value. This view of law holds universal significance.

引例

　　法者，治之正也，所以禁暴而率善人也。（《史記·孝文本紀》）（法是國家治理的正當規范，是禁止橫暴兇惡、引導民眾向善的手段。）

　　Law is for guiding governance, and is the means of stopping violence and encouraging good behavior. (Records of the Historian)