来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：政治哲学导论 第9集 第9集》

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  But that leads to a further difference.
  不过这样导致了更深一层的区别
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  We tend to think of the separation of powers doctrine as necessary for
  我们都认为必要的分权是可以
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  the security and liberty of the individual, don't we?
  保证我们个人的安全与自由 是吗
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  We usually think of individual freedom and security as the purpose
  我们通常都认为分权的目的是为了
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  of the separation of power.
  保证人身自由与安全
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  It is when political functions become concentrated into
  当政治职权过度集中于
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  the hands of, again, the too few hands that we risk
  一个人或者少数人手中的时候
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  arbitrary government and the endangerment to the liberty
  我们就必须面临专政政府与
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  of the individual.
  人生自由的危机
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  But for Aristotle, it is not the liberty of the
  但对于亚里士多德来说 人身自由
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  individual so much as the functioning or functional well-being
  并没有城市功能或者福利
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  of the city that is the highest priority.
  那么优先考虑