《新唐书·列传·卷十四》
常抚摸自己的脖子说： 看来只好为国家受人一刀了！ 
每自摩其颈曰： 要当为国家受人一刀！ 
He would often touch the back of his neck and say: It looks like I have to have my throat slit for my country!
<s>[INST] Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 每自摩其颈曰： 要当为国家受人一刀！  [/INST] He would often touch the back of his neck and say: It looks like I have to have my throat slit for my country!</s>
Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 每自摩其颈曰： 要当为国家受人一刀！
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He would often touch the back of his neck and say: It looks like I have to have my throat slit for my country!
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