来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：政治哲学导论 第3集 第3集》
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In our translation is clearly在我们的翻译中 -
intended to resonate with something you might say能够让你回想起一些 -
we might think of as something biblical about it.关于圣经的意象 -
The citizen is, in a word,总而言之 -
created,begat by the laws themselves,公民被法律所创造 所塑造 -
they exercise a kind of paternal authority over us法律对我们来说是绝对的权威 -
Such that disobedience to any law使得任何不遵守法律的行为 -
constitutes an act of impiety都构成了渎神 -
or disrespect of the oldest things around us.或是对最古老事物的不尊重 -
The laws are not only like our parents,法律不仅仅像是我们的父母 -
they are like our ancestors,更像是我们的祖先 -
the founding fathers, as we might say,或者说创始者