do not control the people with laws,

nor violence nor espionage,

but conquer them with inaction.

for:

the more morals and taboos there are,

the more cruelty afflicts people;

the more guns and knives there are,

the more factions divide people;

the more arts and skills there are,

the more change obsoletes people;

the more laws and taxes there are,

the more theft corrupts people.

yet take no action, and the people nurture eachother;

make no laws, and the people deal fairly with eachother;

own no interest, and the people cooperate with eachother;

express no desire, and the people harmonize with eachother.