The ambition in some ways to unite philosophy and politics has been a recurring dream of political philosophy ever since Plato.

企图结合,哲学与政治的想法,一直是政治哲学永不中断的梦想,打从柏拉图开始即是如此。

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Already from the very opening lines we see in this a clue to the theme that is going to follow.

打从一开始,我们即看出这条线索,连系到即将发生的主题。

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