《明史·列传·卷一百四十三》
处死刑的大臣不是因为丢失领土就是贪婪、凶狠，没有哪个人因为提意见被处死的。
论死非封疆则贪酷，未有以建言者。
Those ministers sentenced to death were guilty of losing territory or committing acts of greed or brutality. No one had ever been executed for offering an opinion.
<s>[INST] Render the following Classical Chinese text into fluent English: 论死非封疆则贪酷，未有以建言者。 [/INST] Those ministers sentenced to death were guilty of losing territory or committing acts of greed or brutality. No one had ever been executed for offering an opinion.</s>
Render the following Classical Chinese text into fluent English: 论死非封疆则贪酷，未有以建言者。
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Those ministers sentenced to death were guilty of losing territory or committing acts of greed or brutality. No one had ever been executed for offering an opinion.
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