The creation almost of a clean slate, even more so I would argue than the disruption that it came after the fall of Rome, because there's one big difference.

这几乎就是从一张白纸重新创作,甚至比起,我认为,比起紧随罗马陷落而出现的分裂更有价值,因为这两者有一个巨大的差别

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Against that, you can imagine someone who thinks being alive per se is so incredibly valuable that no matter how horrible the contents are, the grand total will always be positive.

与之相反，你可以想象有些人会认为,活着本身有着巨大的价值,不管生活内容有多糟糕，总和都会是正数。

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And my arguement is that in our history and today living up to our values or trying to live up to our values is as much a part of our power as a big army.

我要说明的是，无论在历史上还是今天,坚持这些价值观,或者试着坚持,给我们所带来的巨大力量，绝不亚于一只庞大的军队。

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