Democracy, in final analysis,is a system of governance based not only in trust but also distrust.

归根结底，民主就是治理体系,不仅基于信任，也以不信任为基础。

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If you use a navy, your state will be a democracy in which the lower classes are dominant.

olitea政体是柏拉图设想的完美政体 如果以海军为主力,那一定是以草根为基础的,民主政体城邦

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