The sovereign is not the direct expression of my will or your will, but rather an abstraction from my natural desire to rule myself.

君主制不是对我的，或者你的意志的直接表达,不如说是一种抽象概念,是源于自己统治自己的自然愿望。

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There are some who believe that slavery is natural, because ruling and being ruled is a pervasive distinction " that one sees all societies practice."

有些人相信,奴役是自然的演变，因为统治者与被统治者,有着普遍的区别,一方要看顾着整个社会的运作“

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Aristotle does not rule out the possibility of such a person emerging a person of what he calls excessive virtue almost hyperbolic excellence he says who stands so far above the rest as to deserve to be the natural ruler overall.

亚里士多德并未排除,这种人出现的可能性，一位他认为,具有过多美德，及几近夸张的卓越特质,他说，能持续凌驾众人之上的人,值得成为全面性的自然统治者。

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