But he said the seriousness of corruption and its effect on society could not be ignored.

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For the first time"--this was, of course, the French aristocrat de Tocqueville "For the first time we have had the chance to examine the effect that slavery produces on a society.

第一次",这位托克维尔即是,法国的那位贵族德·托克维尔,"第一次我们有机会仔细观察,奴隶制对一个社会造成的影响

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