3 chapters政

孔子论政，常把政令刑罚和德礼对着讲，落点在治理者自己。朱熹注“政之为言正也”。

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1. 1.10Whenever the Master arrives in a state

   子禽问于子贡曰：夫子至于是邦也，必闻其政，求之与？抑与之与？子贡曰：夫子温良恭俭让以得之。夫子之求之也，其诸异乎人之求之与？

   Coming to ask is not the same as handing you the job.

2. 2.1Governing by virtue

   子曰：为政以德，譬如北辰，居其所而众星共之。

   Not that decrees are unnecessary, but that the one who governs must first have gained something himself. Today: the form teacher whose word counts.

3. 2.3Guiding them by decrees

   子曰：道之以政，齐之以刑，民免而无耻；道之以德，齐之以礼，有耻且格。

   Punishment and decree keep people from crime; virtue and ritual move them toward good. Today: the camera breaks, and the rubbish comes back.