And Machiavelli spent a good deal of his adult life in the service of the republic.

而马奇亚维利的成年时光,有一大部份花在这个共和国的公职上。

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In the first place, what I want to impress upon you is that the sovereign is for Hobbes less a person than it is or he is an office.

首先，我要让你们明白，霍布斯所论及的君主,不只是一个拥有公职权力的人,更不是一个普通单纯的个人。

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The citizens of such a city can only reach their telos or perfection through participating in the offices, in the ruling offices of a city.

这样一座城的公民,只能透过参与公职,才能达到他们的，Telos，或完善，而且是城市中统治阶级的公职。

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