Use justice to run a project.

Use surprise to run a company.

Use non-interference to achieve world domination.

By what do I know this is so, indeed?

By this:

When the world is full of

restrictions and prohibitions,

the people grow poorer.

When the companies have

many fast-talking lawyers,

the world grows more and more troubled.

When the geeks abound in

clever techniques,

abnormal things more and more occur.

When law and order becomes

more and more evident,

more robbers and thieves appear.

So the hacker says:

I do without doing,

and the people spontaneously transform themselves.

I prefer quiet,

and the people are spontaneously fair.

I don't interfere,

and the people are spontaneously wealthy.

I am not greedy,

and the people are spontaneously honest.