Law is the best hedge we have against "the domination of partiality and desire".

法律是我们对抗“偏爱和欲望的支配”的最好的屏障。

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This desire to gain and keep money is a force for good: with the defence of property comes the rule of law.

这种赚取并储存钱的愿望是一种向好的力量：财产占有形成了法律条款。

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As God's law is absolute, you cannot possibly evade distorting the pattern of your desire by even doubting the certainty of its fulfillment.

因为上帝之律法是绝对的，你不可能回避那扭曲你之渴望的模式，甚至经由怀疑其实现的确定性。

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Law is the best hedge we have against " the domination of partiality and desire."

法律是我们所拥有可对抗不公支配,与渴求的最佳防备“

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This trend has existed ever since the Enron and WorldCom scandals (and the subsequent Sarbanes-Oxley law) and probably relates to the desire of executives to avoid being sued or prosecuted.

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If it thought the law supported a case against Google over its search results, its desire to be at the forefront of law enforcement would have driven it to bring such a case.

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At the heart of the fix-as-stitch-up is a persistent unwillingness to face the power of this law, and a desire to enforce a political rhetoric that ignores it.

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