He believed in a strong central state, which was a real departure for him from the rest of the pro-slavery writers.

他坚信有个强大的中央政府,在亲奴主义作家中,他的理论着实是个大飞跃

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For the Left, it was a sign that the state is strong, powerful, and can be vicious.

左派看来,它标志着国家是强大有力的,同时也可能是邪恶的

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So, people like Hobbes thought, "Well, we need a really strong state."

同意霍布斯观点的人认为,"我们需要一个十分强大的国家"

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