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卷五

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4 卷五:
君者、民之源也,源清則流清,源濁則流濁。故有社稷者、不能愛其民,而求民親己愛己,不可得也。民不親不愛,而求為己用,為己死,不可得也。民弗為用,弗為死,而求兵之勁,城之固,不可得也。兵不勁,城不固,而欲不危削滅亡,不可得也。夫危削滅亡之情,皆積於此,而求安樂是聞,不亦難乎!是枉生者也。悲夫!枉生者不待時而滅亡矣。故人主欲強固安樂,莫若反己;欲附下一民,則莫若及之政;欲脩政美俗,則莫若求其人。彼其人者,生今之世,而志乎古之世,以天下之王公莫之好也,而是子獨好之;以民莫之為也,而是子獨為之也。抑為之者窮,而是子猶為之,而無是須臾怠焉差焉。獨明夫先王所以遇之者,所以失之者,知國之安危臧否,若別白黑,則是其人也。人主欲強固安樂,則莫若與其人為之,巨用之,則天下為一,諸侯為臣;小用之,則威行鄰國,莫之能御。若殷之用伊尹,周之遇太公,可謂巨用之矣;齊之用管仲,楚之用孫叔敖,可為小用之矣。巨用之者如彼,小用之者如此也。故曰:「粹而王,駮而霸,無一而亡。」《》曰:「四國無政,不用其良。」不用其良臣而不亡者,未之有也。

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