and I'm going to come back to this again later in the semester,

并在学期稍后部分再讲到这部分
from Thomas Hobbes' Leviathan, chapter 31 of Leviathan,

从托马斯?霍布斯'《利维坦》三十一章
where Hobbes gives us a very personal statement

霍布斯给我们一个很私人化的陈述
about his intention in writing this book.

关于自己的写作意图
Hobbes wrote, "I am at the point of believing that my labors

霍布斯说 "我此刻相信我的劳动
will be as useless as the commonwealth of Plato."

将与柏拉图的联合体一样无用"
He seems to be rather despairing about whether this book is actually

他似乎感到绝望对自己的书是否真的
going to have any affect. "I'm in the point of believing

具有实效 "我此刻相信
it will be as useless as the commonwealth of Plato,"

这本书将与柏拉图的联合体一样无用"
for he also is of the opinion that it is impossible

他同意也认为哲学王是不可能的
for the disorders of state and change of government by civil war

因为无法通过内战改变无序国家和政府
ever to be taken away until sovereigns be philosophers.

统治权外放直到统治者成为哲学王