Palestinians say the existence of the settlements hampers the establishment of a viable Palestinian state.

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The concept of the state was fundamentally new to Russia, but gradually came into existence, and his accomplishments had a lot to do with that.

彼得的治国理念对于俄国是前所未闻的,但也逐渐扎下根来,他的功绩即在于此

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Machiavelli's preference for these extreme situations expresses his belief that only in moments of great crisis, where the very existence of a state is at risk, does human nature truly reveal itself.

马奇亚维利偏好,这类极端的情势,表述出他相信,仅在重大危机的当头，当一国的存亡面临考验之时，人类的本性才会真正显现出来。

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