secure from the pests purveying contradictory thoughts.

蔽除产生反对与矛盾的害虫

than any fleet or army on earth.

任何舰船或军队都要有力的武器

There we see in Book II, Aristotle offering his criticism of

所以我们可以在第二册中看到亚里士多德

concentration of property.

财产共有作出批评

growing in power with the revolution with Napoleon,

拿破仑的革命增长了它的权力

The state could strike back with unparalleled savagery

但它竟也可以以空前野蛮的步伐倒退

and much of central Italy, too.

以及中部的大部分地区

not the least of which was the fact

不止是

in the case of Italy. Language is fascinating.

说到意大利语 语言是很有意思的

remembering that Metternich once said that Italy was a geographic expression,

梅特涅曾说过意大利单纯是个地理名词

whose time had come and gone.

这想法是守旧的

this was a step in that direction.

菲利普正是朝着这一方向迈出了一步