And, so, for the first time ordinary Parisians found themselves masters of their own lives.

当然,第一次,巴黎的普通市民,发现他们能对自己的生活作主

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For men, being all the workmanship of one omnipotent, and infinitely wise maker," Namely God, "They are His property, whose workmanship they are, made to last during His, " not one another's pleasure."

既然人类都是无所不能和无限智慧的，创世主的创造物“，也就是上帝，“他们就是他的财产，是他的创造物，他要他们存在多久就存在多久，由不得他们自己作主“

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The libertarian says it may be a good thing if people wear seatbelts but that should be up to them and the state, the government, has no business coercing them, us, to wear seatbelts by law.

自由主义者说，系安全带也许是件好事,但这应由人们自己作主,政府没有资格,用法律来强迫人们系安全带。

耶鲁公开课 - 公正课程节选