We suggest you turn to the Tao Teh Ching:
59. Restraint Manage a great nation as you would cook a delicate fish. To govern men in accord with nature It is best to be restrained; Restraint makes agreement easy to attain, And easy agreement builds harmonious relationships; With sufficient harmony no resistance will arise; When no resistance arises, then you possess the heart of the nation, And when you possess the nation's heart, your influence will long endure: Deeply rooted and firmly established. This is the method of far sight and long life. -- tr. P. Merel