The Romans chose a republic, as a "public thing", where representatives could make trade-offs for the common good and were accountable for the sum of their achievements.

罗马人追崇“共和政体”，在这一体制下，代表为了共同利益而做一番“权衡”，也不是什么藏着掖着的事，他们对自己的功败垂成也要负起责任。

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"Because of the public's need for transparency, because of the public's demand for a full accounting, these investigations, they are a good thing,".

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If you are a public company, the important thing is you have to do all of the disclosure that Louis Brandeis would have liked; you have to file regular forms with the SEC, disclosing information.

作为一家上市公司,你必须公布所有必要信息,就像是路易斯·布兰代斯曾希望的那样,你必须定期向证交会上交文件,披露公司的信息

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International rankings are the only thing public facing right now because that is what it was designed for.

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Nica Burns, a seasoned West End producer, says that, ultimately, the public demands one thing: real emotional engagement.

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To make this thing public after all of that expense and effort, I would be embarrassed as a prosecutor to bring it.

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