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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The breaking of even a single law calls into question the authority of law as such.

只要违反一条法律,即足够让法律的权威产生质疑。

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It's not just a question, as obviously Foucault and Barthes are always suggesting, of deferring to authority as though the authority were the police with a baton in its hand, right?

这不仅仅是一个，如福柯和巴特经常暗示的一样明显的，尊崇作者权威就好像这种权威,是一个手握警棍的警官的问题，对吧？

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In the case of Leviathan, I would suggest to you, Hobbes' central question is, ? what makes authority possible?

至于《利维坦》，我要向你们说明，霍布斯的中心问题是，是什么使得权力成为可能？

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You might say, of course the question, what renders authority legitimate, is only possible, or is only raised when authority is in question.

你们可能会说，这个问题当然是，如何使权力合法化这个问题，当然是可能的，或者说当权力出现问题的时候这个问题会自然出现。

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You know when you see the bumper sticker on the car "Question Authority " this kind of rejection of ruling opinion.

就是你会看到在汽车保险杆上,“质疑权威“的贴纸“,这类的拒绝统治主张；

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To question or disobey the law is tantamount to destroying the authority of the law.

质疑或违抗法律,等同于摧毁法律的权威。

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Maybe the question is, ? what makes legitimate authority possible?

或许这个问题是，是什么使得合法的权力成为可能？

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