He makes the decision to punish humans because the world has corrupted itself through hamas, through bloodshed and violence.

他决定惩罚人类,是因为人类世界已经因为暴力，血腥而堕落。

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But the enforcement power, the right to punish, everyone can do the punishing in the state of nature.

而说到执行权，惩罚权，自然状态下人人都能实施惩罚权。

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Which of us would want to punish the purest efficacy of a living intellect?

谁愿意批评,最纯洁的活跃的思想的成果？

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It's not merely a negative thing the way I think modern ideas about law, as for instance, represented in the American Constitution are, which is to say, its function is to prevent wrong doing, to punish wrong doing.

我的理解是,这里的法律,不仅仅指当今的法律条款,比如美国宪法所代表的那些内容,也就是,行使防范错误行为,以及惩罚错误行为的职能

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There is no way to compensate or punish someone for murder, it simply means forfeiture of one's own life.

谋杀者没有办法补偿或者受罚，只能以自己的生命为代价。

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And not only can you punish with death people who come after you seeking to take your life, you can also punish a thief who tries to steal your goods because that also counts as aggression against the law of nature.

不仅可以处死那些,跟踪你想谋害你的人，还可以惩罚想偷你东西的小偷,因为那也算侵犯了自然法。

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