《新五代史·列传·唐六臣传第二十三》
因此听说是好人就必定相互称赞，相互称赞就叫做朋党；好人必定相互推荐，相互推荐就叫做朋党。假使获知是好人却不敢称赞，君主听不到天下有好人；见到好人却不敢推荐，那么君主就不能见到好人了。
故闻善者必相称誉，称誉则谓之朋党，得善者必相荐引，荐引则谓之朋党，使人闻善不敢称誉，人主之耳不闻有善于下矣，见善不敢荐引，则人主之目不得见善人矣。
Therefore, when they hear that someone is a good person, they are bound to praise each other, and praising each other is called being a partisan group; good people are bound to recommend each other, and recommending each other is called being a partisan group. If they learn that someone is a good person but do not dare to praise them, the monarch will not hear that there are good people in the world; if they see a good person but do not dare to recommend them, then the monarch will not be able to see the good people.