But if they united in a group, they thought,perhaps they could influence government policy.

VOA: special.2010.04.15

Honor, in most societies, is thought to be not merely a personal quality, something like medieval chivalry but is above all group honor, the honor that surrounds the family, the extended clan, or the religious sect.

在许多社会中,荣誉不仅是追求骑士精神一样，对个人自豪感的追求,它更是一种集体的自豪感，比如一个大家族对自己的成就，或是一个教派对自己成就的荣誉感。

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An earlier U.S.military report said American forces acted appropriately, because they thought the group was a threat.

VOA: standard.2010.04.06