Individuals or countries lacking a coherent social ethos and personal code of conduct, tempered in real-world struggle, easily fall prey to the notion that "might makes right".

缺乏一个连贯的社会风气和行为准则的个人或是国家，在现实世界的斗争中历练，很容易陷入“强权及公理”的概念当中。

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He might occasionally sway to the left or the right, but his real aim is the middle, which makes him feel safe.

他有时忽左忽右，但他的真正目的是在两者之间，因为这让他有安全感。

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Taking time to read the map instead of blindly heading off in what you guess might be the right direction makes sense.

花时间来研究地图，比凭感觉猜测方向，盲目地被困在路上，要有意义得多。

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"I think Peter Cooper wanted this school to be a model for a level playing field for higher education, " said Joe Riley, 22, a senior in the arts school and a member of the Occupy Cooper movement that in December took over part of a building where Lincoln gave his "right makes might" speech.

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