The Olympic Truce — and more broadly the Olympic ideal — carries a powerful message: that people and nations can set aside their differences and live and work together in harmony.

奥林匹克休战——以及更大的奥林匹克理想——有其强大的含义：各族人民和各个国家能抛开彼此分歧，和睦相处。

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Thee Olympic Truce -- and more broadly the Olympic ideal -- carries a powerful message: that people and nations can set aside their differences and live and work together in harmony.

奥林匹克休战——以及更大的奥林匹克理想——有其强大的含义：各族人民和各个国家能抛开彼此分歧，和睦相处。

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Yet nations still aren't sure-footed with these more powerful tools.

然而，即便有了这些更强大的工具，各国也不是就稳稳当当了。

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Some countries have nevertheless put their heads above the parapet and spoken out against the more powerful nations, including the Gulf lobby, that wield power within the bloc.

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Two centuries before Rand arrived on the scene, Adam Smith had already written The Wealth of Nations, a powerful treatise demonstrating why self-interest offers a more secure foundation for a rational society than a selfless dedication to the common good.

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But participants fell short in their efforts to require more information and consent among nations trading in a construction material, Chrysotile asbestos, and a formulation of the powerful herbicide, Paraquat, despite support from most of the 169 nations represented at the two-week U.N. summit.

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