Gerteis argues that, since slavery in the South precluded individual autonomy and the free pursuit of material gain, major Northern reformers opposed it as early as the 1830s.

格泰斯认为，由于南方的奴隶制妨碍了个人自治和对物质利益的自由追求，北方的主要改革者早在19世纪30年代就反对奴隶制。

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To make a (potentially inaccurate) sweeping judgement, I think minimalists tend to be more aware, that their resources are better spent on other activities rather than the pursuit of material gain.

粗略判断(可能不准确)，我认为极简主义者往往能更明确的意识到他们的资源应更好的运用于其他活动，而不是对物质利益的过度追求。

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The pursuit of secondary gain leads to persistent dissatisfaction, emptiness, and unhappiness.

追求次要收获会导致永远的不满、空虚和不幸。

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Second, as the "war on terror" unfolded, Islamists continued to fail in their decades-long pursuit to gain political office, and the widespread corruption and nepotism of regimes in Tunisia, Libya and Egypt sunk deeper, US support for Arab dictatorships also came into question.

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The judiciary and the police force will place the pursuit of justice above the pursuit of personal gain.

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And I think that's particularly important in the financial industry, where reckless risks in pursuit of short-term gain helped create a crisis that engulfed the world economy.

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