"I think the threat to the country presented by this defection really relates to the issue of whether or not in the United States of America, our people want the majority to have whatever it wants without restraint, without a check or a balance,"

VOA: standard.2009.04.28

Slavery is natural because we cannot rule ourselves without the restraint of the passions.

奴役是自然的演变,因为我们无法管理我们自己,若无克制激情。

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