Once we enter society, once we engage or conclude the social compact, we transfer our power to do this to the sovereign to determine these matters for us.

一旦我们进入到社会,参与到缔结的社会契约中，我们就已经把这些权力让渡给了国家,由国家来替我们决定这些事物。

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Because what matters is where they are in the power calculus.

因为重要的是,他们在整个权力体系中居于怎样的位置。

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The usual function of my equivalent of Power Point isn't quite the same today because I'm taking an interest in some of these diagrammatic matters as well and, as I say, I will be pointing to them.

以前我的粉笔相当于幻灯片的功能,但是今天不太一样,今天我们会用到一些图表，我会指着它们讲解。

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