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梁惠王曰：“寡人愿安［1］承教。”孟子对曰：“杀人以梃［2］与刃，有以异乎？”曰：“无以异也。”“以刃与政，有以异乎？”曰：“无以异也。”曰：“庖［3］有肥肉，厩［4］有肥马，民有饥色，野有饿莩，此率兽而食人也。兽相食，且人恶［5］之。为民父母，行政不免于率兽而食人。恶［6］在其为民父母也？仲尼曰：‘始作俑［7］者，其无后乎！’为其象［8］人而用之也。如之何其使斯民饥而死也？”King Hui of Liang said, “I wish quietly to receive your instructions.”Mencius replied, “Is there any difference between killing a man with a stick and with a sword?”The king said, “There is no difference!”“Is there any difference between doing it with a sword and with the style of government?”“There is no difference,” was the reply.Mencius then said, “In your kitchen there is fat me...