"I have had this inscription of Dhamma engraved that men may conform to it and that it may endure for a long time."

"For this is my rule: government by the law, administration according to the law, gratification of my subjects under the law, and protection through the law."

"Thus speaks King Priyadarsin, Beloved of the Gods: I have had this Dhamma edict written for the welfare and happiness of all people. For I consider that the greatest happiness is to lead people to the…"

"The Beloved of the Gods, King Piyadasi, speaks thus: This progress among the people through Dhamma has been done by two means, by Dhamma regulations and by persuasion."

"I have had banyan trees planted on the roads to give shade to man and beast; I have planted mango groves, and I have had wells dug and rest-houses built at intervals along the roads."