来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：古希腊历史简介 第16集 第16集》
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what has been called a military industrial complex.来自军事工业复合体的巨大力量 -
They were not thwarted他们没有受到任何阻挠 -
by the complexities of representative government他们没有受到来自复杂的代议制政府 -
by checks and balances,来自制约与平衡的阻挠 -
by the machinations of unscrupulous lobbyists,也没有肆无忌惮的说客散布阴谋论 -
or manipulated by the irresistible deceptions of mass media.更没有大众媒介充满诱惑地欺骗与误导 -
They had only to walk up to the Pynx on assembly day,雅典人只需在议会日那天去普尼克斯丘陵 -
make speeches, and vote他们演讲 并且投票 -
in order to bring about the most radical,为了带来彻底的 -
social and economic changes.社会和经济变革 -
They could, if they had wanted to,如果他们愿意的话 -
they could have abolished debt他们可以废除债务