-- Cited in the "Explanation on the Decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Several Major Issues Concerning Comprehensively Advancing the Rule of Law" and other articles

■Interpretation

If any law is not strictly enforced, it will form a "broken window effect", undermine the dignity of the law, and shake the foundation of the law. As Comrade Xi Jinping pointed out: "If there are laws that cannot be effectively implemented, then no matter how many laws there are, they will be a dead letter, and the rule of law will become an empty word." "If before the formation of the socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics, the main contradiction we faced was the problem of "no law", then after the formation of the socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics, the implementation of the law has become the main contradiction in development. Under such circumstances, the problems of having laws to follow, strictly enforcing the law, and prosecuting those who violate the law are all the more prominent and urgent, and they must become a common proposition that cannot be avoided by the whole society, and must be followed by a common code for all members of society.

■Original text

Foolishness is strict and the law is strict, and the goods are absolutely light and ugly, and the source of treachery is plugged. If you follow the wind and work hard, the evil will be frustrated. Then the teachings were spread far away, and the customs were greatly changed. The law is established, and if there is a crime, it will be punished; The order is out, but it is not returned. Those who violate the public and steal the casting, with five punishments; Those who are strong in the field because of the time will be rewarded with a life. Otherwise, Jia Sheng, Chao Wrong, and the repetition of runny nose are concerned, and this prince has not been told three times.

——(Tang) Wang Bo "Shangliu Right Picture Book"

■Definition

"The law is established, and if there is a crime, it will be punished; Order, only to do and not return", pointed out the seriousness of the law and the importance of establishing the prestige of the law. Return: Pass "anti", violation. It means that once a law is enacted, anyone who violates it must be punished; Once a decree is issued, it must be resolutely enforced and must never be violated.

In this regard, there is a very vivid metaphor in "Zhenguan Political Leaders: Amnesty Order": "Give orders, if the Khan comes out of the body, it will not come back as soon as it comes out." "The promulgation of laws, like sweating in the body, cannot be taken back, so it cannot be changed overnight, and this is related to the credibility of the legal system. Therefore, "The Old Tang Book: The Biography of Dai Xuan" says: "The law, the country has great faith in the world." ”

The author of this article, Wang Bo (650-676), was the first of the "Four Masters of the Early Tang Dynasty". This poet, who died young, was the youngest official of the imperial court at that time, and the "New Tang Dynasty Book" called him "a crown before the age of the crown, and he was awarded the dynasty Sanlang". "Shang Liu Youxiang Book" is Wang Bo's famous work, "New Tang Dynasty Book" is recorded as follows: "At the beginning of Lin De, Liu Xiangdao patrolled the pass, Bo Shangshu was self-Chen, Xiangdao was expressed in the court, and the countermeasures were high. "Lin De is the name of Tang Gaozong, which lasted only two years (664-665). Liu Xiangdao was the official of the right minister in the third year of Longshuo (663) of Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty. It can be seen from this that Wang Bo was only fourteen or fifteen years old when he wrote this article.