来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：古希腊历史简介 第1集 第1集》
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until they were conquered by alien empires,还是在异国征服时期 -
the Greeks also rejected monarchy of any kind.希腊人一直排斥任何形式的君主政体 -
They thought that a human being他们认为一个人 -
functioning in his full capacity想要充分发挥自身的潜能 -
must live as必须是生活在 -
a free man in an autonomous polis ruled由法律规范自治城邦中的自由人 -
by laws that were the product of the political community而此法是专门的政治团体协商后制定的 -
and not of an arbitrary fiat而非某个当权者或是神 -
from some man or god.独断专行发布的命令或神谕 -
These are ideas about laws and justice这些关于法律和正义的思想 -
that have simply not flourished outside the Western tradition却完全没有传播到非西方传统的地方 -
until places that were outside the Western tradition直到受西方传统影响以外的地方