衡量一个国家的强大有很多标准。

There are many measures of a nation's power.

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当然，一个国家的强大，一个民族的强大，首先是以统一为前提的。

Of course, the power of a country or a nation rests on the premise of unification at first.

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在强大而多样的动机驱使下，这次运动从荒野中建立起一个国家，并在本质上塑造了一个未知大陆的性格和命运。

This movement, driven by powerful and diverse motivations, built a nation out of a wilderness and, by its nature, shaped the character and destiny of an uncharted continent.

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The problem was if you have a basically landlocked power and want to get to the sea, then you'd better have a navy.

问题是,如果你是一个强大的内陆国家,你想使自己的势力到达海洋,最好要有一支海军

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I think that, you know, the country at the moment needs a strong leadership

我认为，这个国家现在需要一个强大的领导者。

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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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