The king of Song said to his prime minister, Tang Yang, "I have executed a multitude, yet my officials fear me even less. Why is that?"
"Those whom your majesty condemned were all not good," Tang Yang replied. "Punishing those who are evil produces no fear ...
"Those whom your majesty condemned were all not good," Tang Yang replied. "Punishing those who are evil produces no fear ...
If his majesty desires that all his officials fear him, it would be best to condemn good and not-good alike. Then all his officials would certainly fear him."
A short time later the lord of Song executed Tang Yang ...
A short time later the lord of Song executed Tang Yang ...
It would have been better for Tang Yang had he not responded at all to the question."
-- The Annals of LΓΌ Buwei γεζ°ζ₯η§γ
-- The Annals of LΓΌ Buwei γεζ°ζ₯η§γ
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