Ashoka the Great — "This Dhamma edict was written by me after I had been consecrated twenty-six year…"

"I have had this Dhamma edict written so that my sons and grandsons and great-grandsons may follow it and live according to it. And this is for the welfare and happiness of all people."

"Thus speaks King Priyadarsin, Beloved of the Gods: I have had this Dhamma edict written so that my sons and grandsons, and as long as the sun and moon endure, may follow it. For by following it, happi…"

"I have had this Dhamma edict written so that my sons and grandsons may not think of new conquests, and that if a conquest by arms should become necessary, they should practice forbearance and light pu…"

"The increase of spiritual strength is possible in many ways. But the root of it is to guard one's speech, that is, not to praise one's own sect or disparage another's on unsuitable occasions, or at le…"

"The beloved of the gods, king Piyadasi, honors men of all religions with gifts and various forms of recognition."