来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：现代社会理论基础 第17集 第17集》

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  That's what he calls legal rational authority.
  这就是法理型权威
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  It is rule of law administered in a bureaucratic manner.
  这是官僚主义下的法律规定
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  You do not have a personal master.
  没有人是你的主人
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  You do not obey a person.
  你不必服从于一个人
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  You obey the rules of the game. Right?
  你只要服从游戏规则
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  And these rules of the game are prescribed.
  并且这些规则
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  You know in advance before you act.
  都在游戏开始之前制定好
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  It is set, and you follow these rules.
  你只要服从规则
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  That is legal rational authority.
  这就是法理型权威
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  This is not identical with democracy.
  这和民主不同
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  It can be democratic, or it can be authoritarian.
  它是既可民主又可专制的
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  It can be actually a constitutional monarchy. Right?
  可以认为这是君主制