The self-styled philosopher-in-chief bears little resemblance these days to the brash young army officer who seized power in the 1969 coup.

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The reform of politics may not be within our power but the exercise of self-control always is.

政治改革,也许并非我们能力所及,但自控的练习却永远是想要参与政治改革的个体。

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I'm not free to take my own life or to sell my self into slavery or to give to somebody else arbitrary absolute power over me.

不能随意自杀,或出售自己成为奴隶,或给别人绝对权力，任意主宰我。

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Because the self-help movement in many ways is about telling us how it's all about the power of the mind, talk about "Think and grow rich", the book; we'll talk about the secrets which is about creating our reality through our thoughts.

因为自助运动在很多方面,是在告诉我们信念力量是怎么回事，提到《思考致富》那本书;,我们会讨论各种秘密,它们如何通过思想创造现实。

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