Education is the basis of a democratic society.

教育是民主社会的基础。

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If connections can be bought, a basic premise of democratic society—that all are equal in treatment by government—is undermined.

如果人脉是可以被买到的，那民主社会的一个基本前提，即政府平等对待所有人，就被破坏了。

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"We want to partner with the Egyptian people and their government to realize their aspirations to live in a democratic society that respects basic human rights.

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Objection number two, it's not really slavery to tax because at least in a democratic society it's not a slave holder.

第二条反对意见，征税算不上是奴隶制,因为至少在民主社会,不存在奴隶主。

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It usually follows from this that somebody like this points out that whereas we all know that a democratic society is the best society to live in, poetry prefers feudal society: it makes better poetry.

赞成这种观点的人指出,虽然我们都知道,民主社会是最适合生存的，诗歌却更喜欢封建社会：,因为封建社会更适合诗歌创作。

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The embargo should only be lifted when Cuba changes its current system and develops a democratic society.

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