来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：现代社会理论基础 第20集 第20集》

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  though it was not democratic at all. Right?
  虽然这根本算不上民主
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  It was operating with a legal system
  但这种制度在法律制度框架下运作
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  which was imposed on people.
  并且是强加在人民身上
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  And in history we have a number of instances
  回顾历史 有几个这样的例子
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  when we can say,
  当时我们可以这样说
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  "This is country is a country of law and order.
  "这是一个有法律和秩序的国家
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  We know what the laws are;
  我们知道法律是什么
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  we actually think the laws are not unreasonable.
  我们确实认为法律并不是那么不合理
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  But it was imposed by some power upon us."
  但这是通过某种权力强加在我们身上的"
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  now the next question is who obeys whom?
  随之而来的问题是 谁在服从谁
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  And well I don't want to dwell on this so long.
  我不想在这些问题上赘述
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  This is quite clear.
  因为这一点非常清楚