I inherit from the past of my family, my city, my tribe, my nation a variety of debts, inheritances, expectations, and obligations. These constitute the given of my life, my moral starting point.

我从我的家族、城市、部族、民族的过去，继承下来各种各样的债务、遗产、期望和责任，这些构成了我生活的前提，我的道德初始点。

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These debts and the moral morass they sponsor will worsen.

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Mr. Monti sometimes acts as if he believes simply not being Silvio Berlusconi automatically gives him the moral authority to demand Germany underwrite Italy's debts while offering very little in return.

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