There is no protection for the freedom of weaker individuals, or those who question the authority of the most powerful.

这对于弱者是没有任何保护的,对于那种不畏强权的人也是一样

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We agree to be junior partners in absolute rule in exchange for recognizing your supreme authority over us in exchange for the protection that you will afford us."

我们愿意臣服在您的绝对权威之下,我们将视您为无上的权力,作为交换你必须向我们提供保护"

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