Like Austin, Hart was a positivist: He held that although morality can and should influence law, it does not help us decide what is a valid law.

• 如同奥斯丁，哈特也是一位实证主义者：他认为，虽然道德能并应该影响法律，但是道德不会帮助我们判定什么是有效的法律。