"The laws must be strict and the punishments severe."

"I have unified all under heaven."

"Let all who oppose my will be buried alive. Let their families be made an example."

"I will build a new capital, grander than any before, a symbol of my absolute power."

"These men, Qin Shi Huang declared, claimed to be sorcerers. If they really had magic powers, then they could bring themselves back to life."