What it was it began the first country to adopt the gold standard officially was the United Kingdom and that was in 1717.

它是什么---它开始于,第一个官方正式地采取金本位制度的国家,是英国，那时是1717年。

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Whatever form the best regime takes however it will always favor a certain kind of human being with a certain set of character traits.

然而，无论最优的政体是采取那种型式,它都将会永远偏袒某一群人,且会有一些特定的性格特征。

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