In the Pennsylvania Assembly election of 1764, for example, all sorts of vicious articles and pamphlets were printed attacking Franklin, who was a candidate.

举个例子，在1764年宾夕法尼亚州竞选中，各式各样中伤候选人Franklin的传单和小册子四处散发。

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Example: Such a vicious lie could be nothing but a stab in the back.

这种恶毒的谎言简直是暗箭伤人。

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Enron's Jeffrey Skilling is a real-life example of this, although Skilling at least didn't hire a band of vicious thugs to carry out his schemes.

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