One thing that does matter to our base level of wellbeing which is external circumstance is democracy versus oppression.

对基础幸福水平很重要的一样东西,它是一个外在因素，那就是民主和压迫。

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One other very important thing to understand about this defensive problem and this is one of the debatable issues between the old guard and the traditional interpretation; I'm still giving you the traditional view.

对于防御的问题还有另外一个很重要的因素,这也是老顽固们对传统观点,争论的一个话题,我还是采用传统观点的说法

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