Will not even philosophers, one might ask, given the possibility of absolute power ? be tempted to abuse their positions?

难道哲学家，有人可能问到，如果他们拥有绝对的力量时,难道不会想要滥用职权吗？

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I'm not free to take my own life or to sell my self into slavery or to give to somebody else arbitrary absolute power over me.

不能随意自杀,或出售自己成为奴隶,或给别人绝对权力，任意主宰我。

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And it is only the creation of the sovereign for Hobbes, endowed or possessed with absolute power, that is sufficient to put an end to the condition of perpetual uncertainty, anxiety and unrest that is the case of the natural condition.

对霍布斯而言,只有给君主，赋予绝对的权力，人们才足以结束,对这漫长的未知的恐惧，和对不安生活状态的疑虑,这才是现有条件下我们该做的。

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It is an example of classic great power, absolute urban planning.

它是一个经过传统强权严格规划的城市典型

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We should note that this notion, or this idea of a god who can even make and keep an eternal covenant is only possible on the view that God's word and will are absolute, insusceptible to nullification by some superior power or some divine antagonist.

需要注意的一点是,神可以签订和遵守契约,只有可能是，上帝言语和意愿是不可违背的,并不会因为高级权力和强大对手而受到影响。

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He only insists that sovereign power remain absolute and undivided whether it belongs to a single person, a few, or the many.

他所强调的是,无论国家权力是掌控在个人手里,还是少数人或是集体手里，它都应当是绝对而不可分割的。

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