The possibilities of freedom must always, in their view, be balanced with the world as it as--not as it ought to be.

在他们看来,自由的存在可能性,必须与现实相结合,而不是理所当然的

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This is what moral philosophers within our culture view as morality, notions of rights, of equality, of freedom.

这种文化中的,道德哲学家眼中的道德就是，对，平等，自由。

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Is a healthy society ? one that is literally open to every point of view, ? freedom of speech is naturally a cherished good, ? is it the supreme good?

健全的社会,基本上就是对各种观点持开放态度吗，言论自由本质上就是好的，或它是最好？

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