《吕氏春秋·论·慎行论》
亡国的君主好像很聪明，亡国的臣子好像很忠诚。
亡国之主似智，亡国之臣似忠。
The king of a perishing country seemed very intelligent, and the ministers of a perishing country seemed very loyal.
<s>[INST] Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 亡国之主似智，亡国之臣似忠。 [/INST] The king of a perishing country seemed very intelligent, and the ministers of a perishing country seemed very loyal.</s>
Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 亡国之主似智，亡国之臣似忠。
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The king of a perishing country seemed very intelligent, and the ministers of a perishing country seemed very loyal.
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