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Condition 1: Contains text "故古之王者德迴乎天地澹乎四海東西南北極日月之所燭天覆地載愛惡不臧虛素以公小民皆之其之敵而不知其所以然此之謂順天" Matched:1.
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為天下及國,莫如以德,莫如行義。以德以義,不賞而民勸,不罰而邪止,此神農、黃帝之政也。以德以義,則四海之大,江河之水,不能亢矣;太華之高,會稽之險,不能障矣;闔廬之教,孫、吳之兵,不能當矣。故古之王者,德迴乎天地,澹乎四海,東西南北,極日月之所燭,天覆地載,愛惡不臧,虛素以公,小民皆之其之敵而不知其所以然,此之謂順天;教變容改俗而莫得其所受之,此之謂順情。故古之人,身隱而功著,形息而名彰,說通而化奮,利行乎天下而民不識,豈必以嚴罰厚賞哉?嚴罰厚賞,此衰世之政也。

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