We tend to think of the separation of powers doctrine as necessary for the security and liberty of the individual ? don't we?

我们倾向于,将分权原理想成是,个人安全与自由的必备条件,不是吗？

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I'm inclined to think that the key to personal identity is having the same body, as long as there's no branching,as long as there's no splitting.

我倾向于觉得个人认同感取决于同样的身体，前提是没有分支和分裂。

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Although I'm inclined to think that the body theory may be the best view about what's the key to personal identity, I'm also inclined to think it doesn't really matter.

虽然我倾向于觉得身体理论,也许是解释个人认同感的关键观点，我同样觉得，这其实根本无关紧要。

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