"For we assert," he says, "nature does nothing in vain and man alone " among the animals has speech.

他说，“因为我们主张自然演变并不无道理,而人类独立于其它动物之外,是因为我们有辩论能力。

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Therefore, when he is without virtue, man is the most unscrupulous and savage of the animals."

因此,一旦失去美德,人就是最不讲道德最为凶残的野兽"

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For it is peculiar to man as compared to other animals that he alone has a perception of " good and bad, just and unjust and other things."

因为对比于其它动物,是人类特有的,人类能感受出,善与恶正义与不公还有其它的事务“

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Therefore, when he is without virtue, man is the most savage of animals.

因此,当人丧失了美德,他就会成为最野蛮的动物

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Aristotle in his Politics says this: "As man is the best of the animals when perfected, so he is the worst of all when he is divided away from the law and justice."

亚里士多德在他的《政治学》中说,"完美的人是最好的动物,但如果他与法律和公正剥离开来,那也会是最糟糕的动物"

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Aristotle, and his politics, made the point neatly, and I quote him, "As a man," - I'm sorry, "As man is the best of the animals when perfected, so he is the worst when separated from law and justice.

亚里士多德和他的政治学,很巧妙地说明了这点,我引用他的话来说,"作为一个",不好意思,"人类由于至趋完善而成为最优良的动物,但一旦脱离法律和正义,他就堕落为最恶劣的动物

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