Morals and ethics cannot be determined by a majority vote, any more than they can be determined by the barrel of a gun or a loud mouth.

道德规范不能仅仅由多数人的投票说了算，就象它不能由枪炮或大嗓门说了算一样。

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Jack Straw, the home secretary, told the inquiry when setting it up that its job was to provide information, not to delve into morals or ethics, or recommend whether hunting should be banned or not.

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