In American history, immigrants used to have a good chance to move upward in society.

在美国历史上，移民曾经有很好的机会跃居社会上层。

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Society must in principle be able to move towards its ideals, such as equality and freedom, or they are no more than cant and self-delusion.

原则上讲，社会必须能够朝着完美典范前进，诸如自由和平等，否则那些典范就是伪善和自欺欺人。

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No one would be willing to undertake that traumatic process in order to move from a society that was reproducing to a society that was fading.

没人愿意为了从一个行将消亡的社会，来到另外一个行将消亡的社会，而去经历这个创伤的过程。

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Only in the Roman Empire could slavery actually start being a way that you can move up in society, because you could-- if you were a talented slave, your owner might free you, probably would free you.

只有在罗马帝国，奴隶制可以成为,提高社会地位的手段，因为。。。,如果是一个能干的奴隶，主人可能会释放他，很有可能。

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Yet, the only people who will move in society are the ones who have the character to do it.

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They can be pioneers in helping our society move to the next stage of development in a global economy.

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