But I think as time went on after the Rose Revolution, I think he wanted to perpetuate this kind of system in which there was really absence of checks and balances, no real opposition included in the political process very much sort of governing by committee of the inner circle, of loyal allies around the president.

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We'll be going over them again and finding them, I hope, ; more fascinating as we learn more about them; but at the same time, even as I rattle off this list of possibilities, probably you felt in yourself an upsurge of skepticism.

我希望通过学习会发现，它们越来越有趣;,但同时，当我说完这些定义以后，你心中也许会充满怀疑。

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