So this is a book that tries to discuss true American values based on our history.

这本书试图探讨,基于美国历史的真正美国价值观。

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Now, in the South what developed and let's define it at least quickly what developed was one of the world's handful of true slave societies.

当时的南方变成了什么样,至少我们很快就能得出结论,当时的南方变成了世界历史上,为数不多的几个真正的奴隶社会之一

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For instance, in historical times when the Greeks referred to the great King of Persia, who was a real king and a powerful figure, a king in every sense, the word they used for him was Basileus.

比如说,在历史上,希腊人把伟大的波斯王,一个真正在各种领域,具有绝对权力的君主,称之为巴赛勒斯

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Just like the actual historical Napoleon kept having new beliefs and new desires, if this really was Napoleon in Michigan, he'll start having some new desires and beliefs about Michigan, which perhaps Napoleon never gave any thought to at all.Who knows?

就像历史上真正的拿破仑一样不断涌现新的信念和欲望，如果拿破仑真的出现在密西根，他将开始拥有关于密西根的新信念和欲望，这可能是拿破仑绝对没想到的，天知道呢？

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