《孟子·离娄章句下·第四节》
孟子说： 没有罪而随便杀害士人，那么做大夫的就可以考虑离开；没有罪而随便杀害百姓，那么士人就可以考虑迁往别处。 
孟子曰： 无罪而杀士，则大夫可以去；无罪而戮民，则士可以徙。 
Mencius said: "If you kill scholars without a crime, then the officials can consider leaving; if you kill the common people without a crime, then the scholars can consider moving elsewhere."
<s>[INST] Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 孟子曰： 无罪而杀士，则大夫可以去；无罪而戮民，则士可以徙。  [/INST] Mencius said: "If you kill scholars without a crime, then the officials can consider leaving; if you kill the common people without a crime, then the scholars can consider moving elsewhere."</s>
Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 孟子曰： 无罪而杀士，则大夫可以去；无罪而戮民，则士可以徙。
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Mencius said: "If you kill scholars without a crime, then the officials can consider leaving; if you kill the common people without a crime, then the scholars can consider moving elsewhere."
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