I did not abandon my interest in politics to discover how it might be bettered in other respects, and I was perpetually awaiting my opportunity.

我并未放弃对政治的兴趣,仍想探索,如何能更有效地管治，我也一直都在等待我的机会。

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and then invest it in a company or an idea that has a very high chance of not working.

然后投资一家公司，或者等待一个良好的机会。

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