《魏书·列传·卷十二》
元屈回答说： 民众逃窜不治罪反而赦免他们，好似对下面有所求似的，不如先诛杀首恶分子，赦免他们的同党。 
屈对曰： 民逃不罪而反赦之，似若有求于下，不如先诛首恶，赦其党类。 
Yuan Qu replied: "People who have escaped are pardoned without punishment, which looks as if you were begging something from them; it is better to execute the ringleaders first and then pardon their accomplices."
<s>[INST] Rewrite the following English passage in the style of Classical Chinese: Yuan Qu replied: "People who have escaped are pardoned without punishment, which looks as if you were begging something from them; it is better to execute the ringleaders first and then pardon their accomplices." [/INST] 屈对曰： 民逃不罪而反赦之，似若有求于下，不如先诛首恶，赦其党类。 </s>
Rewrite the following English passage in the style of Classical Chinese: Yuan Qu replied: "People who have escaped are pardoned without punishment, which looks as if you were begging something from them; it is better to execute the ringleaders first and then pardon their accomplices."
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屈对曰： 民逃不罪而反赦之，似若有求于下，不如先诛首恶，赦其党类。
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