《韩非子·说林下》
杀掉一个臣子而保存一个国家，这不叫吉利，叫什么呢？
夫杀一臣而存一国，其不言吉何也？
To kill a subject and preserve a country, how can this be called auspicious? What else could it be called?
<s>[INST] For each of the following sets of Classical Chinese and Modern Chinese sentences, provide an English translation that captures the essence of both: Classical: 夫杀一臣而存一国，其不言吉何也？ Modern: 杀掉一个臣子而保存一个国家，这不叫吉利，叫什么呢？ [/INST] To kill a subject and preserve a country, how can this be called auspicious? What else could it be called?</s>
For each of the following sets of Classical Chinese and Modern Chinese sentences, provide an English translation that captures the essence of both: Classical: 夫杀一臣而存一国，其不言吉何也？ Modern: 杀掉一个臣子而保存一个国家，这不叫吉利，叫什么呢？
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To kill a subject and preserve a country, how can this be called auspicious? What else could it be called?
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