Sealand's turbulent history stands as a warning to nation-builders.

锡兰异常曲折的历史对热衷于建国的人是一种警告。

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With only a portion of Antarctica now lying unclaimed, recent nation-builders have had to think more creatively.

如今，世界只剩下南极洲的部分大陆不受任何国家的主权管辖。 因此，当代建国者的思维必须更加富有创造性。

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"If he'd been able to come back and to gather around him some powerful, like-thinking nation builders, they might have been able to create his ideal of having one Spanish speaking South American country" "It would have been a different world."

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For would-be nation-builders, both local and international, some fundamental problems must be overcome.

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But the real reason Washington wants to depart is that its leaders now understand the limitations of the Afghans as allies and nation-builders.

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Another showed a loss of momentum and relative strength among the builders, using shares of the nation's biggest builder, Pulte Homes, as a proxy.

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