rather than to leave little bumps or anything like that.

而不是杂乱无章法
The society we're talking about, this earliest society, is aristocratic

我们所要说是早期社会是贵族统治的社会
and remember it's important to notice the difference

请记住贵族统治和
between aristocratic and oligarchic.

寡头统治的区别
Aristocratic implies means ruled by the best,

贵族统治指被最优秀的人统治
and best in that time means simply best by birth.

那个时代最优秀意味着最优秀的出身
It means best by birth

出身决定一切
and that means if you're going to be in the ruling group,

这意味着如果你要进入统治阶级
in a dominant, an aristocrat the only way to get there

成为统治者或贵族的唯一的途径
is if your father was an aristocrat.

就是你的父辈是贵族
Doesn't matter how rich you are,

无论你多有钱
doesn't matter what a magnificent warrior you are,

无论你是个多伟大的战士