来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：政治哲学导论第8集第8集》

that it may contain collectively greater wisdom

理由是它可以涵盖广泛的民主
than a regime ruled by the one or the few.

相比于由个人和少数人统治的政体来说
In Book III, chapter 11, for example, he writes,

举个例子在第三册第十一章中他写道
"For because they are many," that is to say the citizen body,

"因为有很多人"指的是公民体
the ruling body of the democracy,

民主制的公民体
"each can have a part of virtue and prudence

"其中每个人可以拥有部分美德和谨慎
and on their uniting together,and on their joining together

并且当他们团结在一起联合在一起时
he says, "the multitude with its many feet and hands

他说"不只是多了手和脚
and having many senses becomes,"

也变得更加敏感“
he writes, "like a single human being,

他写道 "就好像一个人
and so also with respect to character and mind."

也有自己的性格和心智"
Think of that, the people in a democracy he says,

想想这点一个身处在民主制的人说