And you must know, as I looked on, I saw those men in a short time make the former democracy " look like a golden age."

而我一路看来，所见这些人在短期内的作为,似乎使旧民主,看起来像是进入了全盛时代“

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We know the early example in sort of Golden Age America, but where else did we see a competitive fringe enter when there was a collusive agreement to keep quantities down?

我们知道美国全盛时期有这样的先例,还有什么行业原来也有产量协议,但新公司进入后却导致协议瓦解呢

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He is referring to his relatives, men like Critias and Charmides, who turned Athenian politics into a tyranny and, which he says, " makes the"democracy look like a golden age."

他所指的是他的亲戚，诸如，Critias，和Charmides，等，将雅典政治转成专制的人，所以他才说，他们让，“民主看起来像是进入了全盛期“

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