《资治通鉴·唐纪·唐纪六十一》
所以，如果君子执政，就排斥小人；小人得势，就排斥君子，这是很自然的道理。
故君子得位则斥小人，小人得势则排君子，此自然之理也。
Therefore, if gentlemen are in power, they will exclude mean men; if mean men are in power, they will exclude gentlemen. This is a natural principle.