What kind of citizen is it, is he or she who abstains from, maybe even rejects, the harsh necessities, ? requirements of political life?

哪种公民，会弃绝，甚至拒绝这种严苛的必需性，拒绝这种政治生活的需求？

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Typically, we're distracted from thinking about them by the distractions provided by the body-- the desire for food, drink, sex, what have you, sleep.

通常我们对这些东西的思考,被身体的一些需求打乱了,比如对食物,饮料,性,睡眠的欲望

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