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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  when separated from law and justice.
  他就堕落为最恶劣的动物
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  For injustice is most dangerous when it is armed
  因为非正义一旦被武装起来将最为危险
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  and man armed by nature with good sense
  好人也可能利用
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  and virtue may use them for entirely opposite ends.
  善心和美德而为非作歹
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  Therefore, when he is without virtue,
  因此 一旦失去美德
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  man is the most unscrupulous and savage of the animals."
  人就是最不讲道德最为凶残的野兽"
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  Aristotle went on to say that the justice needed
  亚里士多德还说过 正义需要用来
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  to control this dark side of human nature
  控制人性的丑恶面
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  can be found only in a well ordered society
  只有在公民自治的秩序井然的
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  of free people who govern themselves,
  社会里才能找得到正义
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  and the only one that he knew was the Polis of the Greeks.
  他所知道的这样的社会就是希腊城邦
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  Now, the second great strand in the history of the West
  现在 我们谈谈西方历史的第二大主线