《明史·列传·卷九十八》
所以不清政本，天下必定达不到大治。
故不清政本，天下必不治也。
Therefore, by not clarifying the fundamental principles of governance, the country will definitely not be well-governed.
<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: 故不清政本，天下必不治也。 Modern: 所以不清政本，天下必定达不到大治。 [/INST] Therefore, by not clarifying the fundamental principles of governance, the country will definitely not be well-governed.</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: 故不清政本，天下必不治也。 Modern: 所以不清政本，天下必定达不到大治。
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Therefore, by not clarifying the fundamental principles of governance, the country will definitely not be well-governed.
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