Even the expulsion of Satan from heaven was not sufficient to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt the legitimate authority of God.

即使是将撒旦逐出天堂也不足以,无可置疑的证明上帝的至高权威。

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This is still a huge question for us when we think about nation building and building new states, how to create a legitimate authority.

这对我们来说依然是个庞大的问题,当我们思考国家的建设,建设一个新的国家，如何创造合法权力。

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People there and here struggle with what would constitute a legitimate authority.

那里的人们挣扎着,试图去发现能组成合法权力的力量。

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Maybe the question is, ? what makes legitimate authority possible?

或许这个问题是，是什么使得合法的权力成为可能？

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You might say, of course the question, what renders authority legitimate, is only possible, or is only raised when authority is in question.

你们可能会说，这个问题当然是，如何使权力合法化这个问题，当然是可能的，或者说当权力出现问题的时候这个问题会自然出现。

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And, again, that is not just what constitutes authority, but what makes authority legitimate.

这已不仅仅是如何构成权力，而是怎样使权力合法化。

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What renders authority legitimate or respectable?

什么使得权力合法化并让人敬仰？

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