One must not go to extremes in applying the principle of self-reliance.

不要把自力更生绝对化。

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I have made it a principle to pursue my self-interest in my business, subject to legal and ethical limitations, and to be guided by the public interest as a public intellectual and philanthropist.

商场中既在法律和道德的界限之内追逐个人利益，又以公共利益作为指导，是我作为一名公共知识分子兼慈善家的原则。

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“While self-reliance is a good principle in general, it may be neither efficient nor just if taken to extremes,” noted the ESS.

ESS语重心长的表示：自力更生一般来说当然是好的，但是如果走了极端，那么就既不有效率也不公正。

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And if you disagree with that, you must believe in the principle of self possession.

不同意这一点的，你肯定相信自我拥有的原则。

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