But Jeff satisfied him that they were not breaking the law.

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That would that would give rise to a perpetual motion machine, breaking of the second law. It can't happen.

否则就会使,得永动机出现，打破第二定律那是不可能的。

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The breaking of even a single law calls into question the authority of law as such.

只要违反一条法律,即足够让法律的权威产生质疑。

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The breaking of so much as a single law constitutes the essence of anarchy, constitutes the essence of lawlessness, it is a far-reaching argument for obedience to the law.

只要违反一条法律,即可构成失序的本体，混乱的本体，这是一个深远的申论,关于服从法律。

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