对他们来说，商业和经济的发展是推动文明社会发展的动力。

For them, commerce and economic development were agents of civilization.

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大力发展森林旅游业，既是建设文明国家的需要，又是调整林业产业结构、促进林区社会稳定的需要。

To vigorously develop forest tourism is both the need of building a civilized country and the needs of restructuring the forestry industry and promoting the social stability in forest regions.

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东方，是孕育神秘古老文化的摇篮，也是现代文明社会蓬勃发展必不可少的一支强大力量。

The East, is the cradle of the mysterious ancient culture as well as a powerful force essential to the prosperous development of the modern civilized society.

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As early as 1826 an important pro-slavery writer named Edward Brown argued that "Slavery," he said, quote: "Had ever been the stepping ladder by which nations have passed from barbarism to civilization."

早在1826年,一位重要的亲奴主义作家,爱德华·布朗说过,"奴隶制,曾是帮助那些国家从野蛮时期,发展到文明社会的阶梯"

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