《墨子·13章 尚同(下)》
居上位的人施政，能得到下面的实情则治理，不能得到下面的实情则混乱。
上之为政，得下之情则治，不得下之情则乱。
When those in high positions govern, they can govern if they get the real situation from below, and they can't govern if they don't get the real situation from below.
<s>[INST] Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 上之为政，得下之情则治，不得下之情则乱。 [/INST] When those in high positions govern, they can govern if they get the real situation from below, and they can't govern if they don't get the real situation from below.</s>
Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 上之为政，得下之情则治，不得下之情则乱。
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When those in high positions govern, they can govern if they get the real situation from below, and they can't govern if they don't get the real situation from below.
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