He tries to defend his point of view by arguing in a famous passage that his policy of abstinence actually carries important benefits to the city.

他在其著名答辩中的立场,试图证明,其疏离策略,其实能为为城邦带来显著好处。

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They instead found a list with all 104 players, and right now, they're actually in court arguing that they have a right to the entire list.

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Yet Cameron Smith points to the quality of Super League, and the success down under of Gareth Ellis, when arguing that England aren't actually as far off as people think.

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You might recall that Mr Cameron and Mrs Merkel actually signed a letter together two years ago arguing that payments to the EU should "increase, at most, by no more than inflation".

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