Is there any question that, by the laws of war, property -- both of enemies and friends may be taken when needed.

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So one answer to the question is why can't I give up my natural rights to life, liberty, and property is well, they're not, strictly speaking, yours.

第一个答案解释了为什么我们不能放弃,我们的生命，自由和财产权利，因为严格来说，它们不是自己的。

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Buthere is the conventional aspect of property, it's a further question what counts as property, how it's defined and what counts as taking property, and that's up to the government.

但财产还有约定俗成的一面，就引出了更进一步的问题,什么才算财产，财产如何定义,且何种行为才算掠夺财产，这是由政府决定的。

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