Former U.S.President Jimmy Carter described the Obama selection as "a bold statement of international support for his vision and commitment to peace and harmony in international relations".

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Later in the Republic you will see, not that much later even, Socrates will argue that the best city may be characterized by peace and harmony at home, but this will never be so for relations between states.

稍后在《理想国》中就会读到，而且就快读到了，苏格拉底会强调,最优的城市特点是,举国和平与和谐，但永远不存在于,国际关系之中。

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That is to say, the three parts of the cities, workers, auxiliaries, guardians, each of them all work together and each by minding their own business, that is doing their own job, out of this a certain kind of peace and harmony will prevail.

也就是说，城市的三个部份，工人，后备军人及守护者，每人都紧密合作,且各司其职，只管他们自己的事，在此以外,特定的和平及和谐将照管一切。

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