Their distinctive customs manners laws habits moral dispositions and sentiments and Aristotle's constitutional theorizing begins by asking a simple question.

意即他们特有的习惯，风俗，法律，习性,道德意向及社群观感,而亚里士多德的本质理论化过程,是透过提问一个简单的问题。

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He likened Charleston, South Carolina though this was in the 1780s he likened Charleston, South Carolina to what he called, quote, "The barbarous institutions and traits, especially slavery, the self-indulgence of the planters" and then he concludes "Just like Lima, Peru."

他把南卡罗来纳的查尔斯顿比作,那是在十八世纪八十年代,他把南卡罗来纳的查尔斯顿比作,"野蛮的制度和习性,尤其是奴隶制,种植园主们醉生梦死,自我放纵",然后他总结道,"就像秘鲁的利马一样"

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