Now, some of you who are very cynical and/or very good looking might wonder "yes, but good-looking people like me actually are smarter, more competent, more social and morally better."

有些持怀疑态度,同时可能又长得很好看的同学可能会想,“像我这样长得好看的人确实更聪明，更有能力，更会交际，更有道德“

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There are many pro-slavery writers who developed, like James Henry Hammond, what I would call the cynical or amoral form of pro-slavery argument; and this is a potent form of argument when you think about it.

另外还有很多亲奴制的作家有一些,比如詹姆斯.亨利.哈蒙德,我称之为愤世嫉俗的,或不道德的亲奴制的论断,细想之下你们会发现这是一个很有力的论断

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