The idea of going into battle is not merely to avoid being killed; the purpose is to kill the other fellow.

战场上并不只是防守,更重要的是杀敌斩将

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as Plato and Socrates clearly understand, a very real tendency within democracy to identify the good human being, you might say, the good sport, the regular guy, the cooperative fellow, you know, someone who goes along and gets along with others.

柏拉图和苏格拉底清楚地明白，那存在着一种很真实的倾向,在民主之中辨识出好的人性，你也许会说喜爱运动的人，好人，乐于合作的人，即可以轻易和众人,打成一片的人。

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