If society is to exist as a unity, its members must have shared values.

社会若要成为一个统一的群体，它的成员就必须有共同的价值观。

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A revolution in genetics has poised this as a modern political question about the character of our society: if personalities are hard-wired into our genes, what can governments do to help us?

遗传学的一场革命将这一问题定位为一个有关我们社会特征的现代政治问题：如果性格与我们的基因紧密相连，那么政府能做些什么来帮助我们呢？

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They're all too happy to point their fingers and condemn you as the reason for the breakdown of the American family, if not of society as a whole.

他们极其乐意指着你、谴责你，即使不说你是让整个社会衰败的原因，也会说你是让美国家庭衰败的原因。

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If we do justice and if we respect rights, society as a whole will be better off in the long run.

如果我们秉持公正，尊重权利，从长远看，社会整体会发展得更好。

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Well, he says because in the long run, if we do justice and if we respect rights, society as a whole will be better off in the long run.

他说，因为从长远看，如果我们秉持公正，尊重权利，社会整体会发展得更好。

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In other words, I wonder just how far along we would be as a society if the oppressive majority held all of the legislative and judicial power over the oppressed minority, essentially yanking the teeth out of Congress and the Supreme Court.

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"If we think that for society as a whole it is important to have ring-fencing, both from a financial stability point of view and from a cultural point of view, I absolutely agree it should have strong enforcement and strong incentives in order for this to happen, " said the chief executive.

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It is as if there is a functional economic layer required for a society to sustain what we view as a liberal vs. conservative dialogue in a democracy.

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