...into vicious, evil tyrants.

变成恶毒小人 再到邪恶暴政

Crime rates are soaring.

犯罪率高居不下

"There are some who believe that slavery is natural,

"有些人认为奴隶制是自然的产物

that one sees all societies practice."

在社会实践中显而易见"

than the ones that were graduating last year.

找到更好的工作

and it will probably take longer to get out of this recession

比起上次的经济大衰退

It was a widespread anxiety,

这造成了一种普遍性的焦虑

and it recurred again and again in the letters they wrote home.

他们在自己的家书之中反复提及这种焦虑

because we find something in our culture

因为我们在我们的文化中发现了某一点

doesn't mean necessarily that it's universal.

但这也不意味着那肯定是全球通用的

This fits into the sense that I've already given you

这正符合当时人们的普遍感受

that a lot of things that went on at Versailles weren't so good.

凡尔赛宫内混乱不堪