Society must in principle be able to move towards its ideals, such as equality and freedom, or they are no more than cant and self-delusion.

原则上讲，社会必须能够朝着完美典范前进，诸如自由和平等，否则那些典范就是伪善和自欺欺人。

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Constructive Suggestions are rare in a debate that has mixed a lot of rhetorical cant with a big principle. The cant is more obvious.

大框框与堂皇之词相杂的讨论，通常很少会出现建设性的意见，而且往往堂皇之词更为响亮。

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The cant is more obvious.

言不由衷是显而易见的。

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But Greenwald knows he cant nourish those cherished profit margins unless he attracts more full-fare travelers like last- minute businessmen, who typically pay 15 cents more per passenger mile than vacationers.

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To demand more in the name of morals is mere cant.

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