一、法律是保障权力正确行使的有效手段 在古代君主专制社会,统治者也要运用一些社会规范来治理国家,但到底是用法律还是用道德却有过激烈的争论。早在春秋战国时期,就有儒家和法家关于重视法律还是重视道德的争论,但到了汉代以后儒家的思想便占据了主导地位,道德成了统治者治理国家的主要手段,即所谓的“德主刑辅”,法律处于辅助地位,道德成为立法及适用法律的灵魂。但道德与法律从其本身来讲并无主次之分,关键是看哪一个更能迎合统治者的口味。在“人冶”社会,君主的权力是至高无上的,从形式上看是不爱任何制约的,君主往往把自己美化成品行高尚、从不犯错误的完人形象。君主手 First, the law is an effective means to protect the correct exercise of power In the ancient monarchy autocratic society, rulers have to use some social norms to govern the country, but in the end is the use of law or morality but there have been fierce arguments. As early as during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States period, there was a debate between Confucian and Legalists about valuing the law or valuing morality. However, by the Han dynasty, Confucianism occupied the dominant position and morality became the main means by which rulers ruled the country. The so-called “virtue Auxiliary Penalty, ”the law is in a supporting position, and morality is the soul of legislation and applicable law. However, there is no distinction between morality and law on its own. The key is to see which one better caters to the ruler’s taste. In the “rule of man” society, the power of the monarch is paramount, formally unrestricted, and the monarch tends to beautify itself into an image of a noble man who does not make mistakes. Monarch hand