He is not his equal by nature and cannot be made so by human laws or human institutions.

他们天生就不平等,更不能通过世俗的法律与制度获取平等

耶鲁公开课 - 美国内战与重建课程节选

This is a bit more of a distinctly Roman institution, even a legal institution.

更像是罗马的制度，甚至法律制度。

耶鲁公开课 - 新约课程节选

But the statesman again to the highest degree is the founder of regimes laws and institutions.

但政治家的致高展现即是政体,法律与制度的创建者。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

It seems to me to be evident that whatever it's other characteristics, the West has created institutions of government and law that provide unprecedented freedom for its people.

在我看来,很显然,就算各国国情千秋百态,但西方建立的政府机构与设立的法律制度,都给与其治下的公民史无前例的自由

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

They found, not surprisingly, that it tends to--mutual funds have been growing more rapidly in countries that have stronger securities laws and institutions, especially laws that protect individual shareholders rights.

他们发现,那些共同基金发展较迅速的国家,都拥有比较健全的证券法规和完善的证券制度,其中保护个人股东权利的法律尤为完善

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

Consider just the following passage from chapter 30, section 21. Hobbes writes: "For the use of laws, which are but rules authorized," he says, "is not to bind the people from all voluntary actions.

请大家想想30章第21部分,霍布斯的这段话：,法律的妙用，也即那些经君主授权的规章制度的用途，不是要约束人民,做那些他们本该做的事。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

This is the force or purpose of law to set rules, to keep people, as he puts it, on their way, a law that is intended simply to constrain and control for its own sake, Hobbes says, cannot be a good law.

这就是法律的目的，制定一定的规章制度，引导人民走正确的路子，霍布斯还认为,那种简单地为了限制和控制为目的法律，是不能称之为好的法律。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选