I think the idea of a stock must have been invented independently at many times in history.

我认为股票这个概念,在历史上被反复提出过多次

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Well, apparently Richard in real life did not refuse to make those changes. And imagine, in a book that then undergoes this publishing history that I have described, this is kind of a symbolic scene.

很明显，现实生活中的理查,并没有拒绝那些修改,想像一下，经历上述出版过程的一本书，这是象征性的场景。

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Anyway, that shows that I think probability theory does have a long history, but-- it not being an intellectual discipline-- it didn't really inform a generation of finance theory.

不管怎样,这个故事表明概率论,确实有很悠久的历史,但,那时它并非以学科形式存在,也没有对金融理论的产生有过指导意义

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I want to write a book that said that, you know the greatest patriots in our history, have been those people that said to our government : "Hey, you have to live up to your word.

我想写一本书告诉大家，美国历史上最伟大的爱国者，是那些敢于对政府直言不讳的人,嘿，你可不能食言。

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