There is a remarkable moment on page 280 where he talks about his aspiration as a writer.

大家关注一下第280页0,作为一个作家的渴望。

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I think people should be able to do that without having to convince 280 million people.

本应不用说服2亿8千万人,就能拥有这些权利的。

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I don't think that people should be, should have to convince 280 million others simply in order to exercise their own rights, in order to not have their self ownership violated.

我不认为人们，必须说服其他2亿8千万人,只为了争取自己的权利，只为了保护自我所有权不受侵犯。

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