The polis, as Aristotle as well as Plato clearly understand, is a small society, what could be called today a closed society.

如亚里士多德及柏拉图清楚明白,是一个小型的社会，即今日所称的封闭社会。

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Will the best regime be a small closed society ? that through generations has made a supreme sacrifice towards self-perfection? Think of that.

最优的政体会是一个小型封闭的社会吗,经过多代之后，已壮烈地牺牲于自我完善之中,想想这个问题。

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