The city will not be benefited as much from changing law as it will be harmed " through being habituated to disobey the rulers."

城市并不会因为变法而受益,就像习惯于,违抗统治者一样有害“

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To question or disobey the law is tantamount to destroying the authority of the law.

质疑或违抗法律,等同于摧毁法律的权威。

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The first rule of any state is the rule that citizens are not free to set aside the rules, to choose among them which ones to obey and to disobey.

任何国家的第一条法规,永远是公民不能自由地逍遥法外，选择他们想要,服从与违抗的法规。

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For if I say that this is to disobey the god and because of this it is impossible to keep quiet, you will not be persuaded by me on the grounds that I am being ironic.

因为假设我说那是违悖神意,所以我无法保静默，你们不会被我说服,反而会以为我语带讽刺；

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