Well they definitely have to be independent of the government and that was the idea in the U.S.

好吧，他们当然需要,独立自主地面对政府,这就是美国的观点。

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I think, first of all, those are actually erroneous views of American history.

我认为，首先，这些观点实际上是对美国历史错误的看法。

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These views are particularly common in the United States.

这些观点在美国家喻户晓

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