and to be bound by the majority in the first place.

并同意受大多数的约束
That's the consent that matters

这才是具有关键意义的同意
and it matters so powerfully

而且这点关键到
that even the limited government created by the fact

即使我们建立有限政府的初衷
that we have an unalienable right to life, liberty, and property,

是保护不可剥夺的生命自由和财产权
even that limited government is only limited in the sense

即使初衷如此但有限政府唯一的限制
that it has to govern by generally applicable laws,

只是必须依照通行法律实施统治
the rule of law,it can't be arbitrary.

依法治国不能专制
That's Locke.

这就是洛克的同意理论
Well this raises a question about consent.

这样就会产生一个关于同意的问题
Why is consent such a powerful moral instrument

为什么在建立政府和承担义务上
in creating political authority and the obligation to obey?

同意是一个如此具有影响力的道德工具呢