Below we consider a further reason behind Rawls's rejection of the state of nature: it does not adequately allow for impartial judgment and the equality of persons.

下面，我们考察暗藏于罗尔斯拒绝自然状态背后的进一步的原因：它并不足以包容公正的判断和人们之间的平等。

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In 1779, as Virginia's governor, Thomas Jefferson had drafted a bill that guaranteed legal equality for citizens of all religions-including those of no religion-in the state.

到1779年，托马斯·杰弗逊出任佛吉尼亚州州长，他起草了一份法案用以保障该州所有宗教信仰人士(包括无宗教信仰人士)在法律面前的平等权利。

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The New York state assembly approved the marriage equality bill, for the fourth time, last week and it is now up to the New York Senate.

上周纽约州众议院已经第四次审议婚姻平等法案，现在轮到纽约参议院了。

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It has seen advantages in the doctrine of state equality (which it uses to defend against human-rights complaints) and has gained from the liberalization of trade.

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Certain ideas about equality are woven into the fabric of the liberal state, and quite inseparable from it: first and foremost, equality before the law.

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On the contrary, they insist, it is those who do not accept the legitimacy of a Jewish state who undermine the principle of equality, by denying to the Jews the right of self-determination they extend to others.

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