《旧唐书·列传·卷二十一》
刚强正直的人害怕专权的非议，忠直敢谏的人顾虑诽谤的指责。
强直者畏擅权之议，忠谠者虑诽谤之尤。
The upright and honest people fear the criticism of the tyrannical and the loyal who dare to offer remonstrance worry about the blame for slander.
<s>[INST] Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 强直者畏擅权之议，忠谠者虑诽谤之尤。 [/INST] The upright and honest people fear the criticism of the tyrannical and the loyal who dare to offer remonstrance worry about the blame for slander.</s>
Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 强直者畏擅权之议，忠谠者虑诽谤之尤。
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The upright and honest people fear the criticism of the tyrannical and the loyal who dare to offer remonstrance worry about the blame for slander.
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