《新唐书·列传·卷五十一》
难道说国家的败亡，不是由官员的不称职和奸邪所致的吗？ 
国家之败，由官邪也。 
Doesn't the decline and fall of the country come from the incompetence and treachery of officials?
<s>[INST] Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 国家之败，由官邪也。  [/INST] Doesn't the decline and fall of the country come from the incompetence and treachery of officials?</s>
Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 国家之败，由官邪也。
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Doesn't the decline and fall of the country come from the incompetence and treachery of officials?
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