The effectual truth of the matter, not the imagination of it or the utopia of it.

事务的有力事实面，而非妄想或乌托邦。

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But since it is my intent to write something useful to whoever understands it, it has appeared to me more fitting to go directly to the effectual truth of things than to the imagination of it.

但因为我的目的是,书写一些对任何懂的人,有用的东西，所以最合适的方式是,直接书写事情的有力事实,而非妄想。

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