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公孙丑曰：“伊尹曰：‘予不狎于不顺［1］。’
放太甲［2］于桐，民大悦。太甲贤。又反之，
民大悦。贤者之为人臣也，其君不贤，则固
可放与？”
孟子曰：“有伊尹之志［3］则可；无伊尹
之志则篡也。”
Gongsun Chou said, “Yi Yin said, ‘I cannot
be near and see him so disobedient to reason,’ and
therewith he banished Tai Jia to Tong. The people
were much pleased. When Tai Jia became virtuous,
he brought him back, and the people were again
much pleased. When worthies are ministers, may
they indeed banish their sovereigns in this way when
they are not virtuous?”
Mencius replied, “If they have the same
purpose as Yi Yin, they may. If they have not the
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