"The British press,I mean if there is anything to do with private lives and sexual issues in private lives then of course the British media are going to be very focused on that, because it is in their nature."

VOA: standard.2010.03.03

She explains that nature, of course, wants us to / "live according to her sober laws / and holy dictate of spare Temperance."

她解释说，自然当然希望我们,“根绝她审慎的法律/,和神圣的有关节制的规定来生活“

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How do we get out of it? This is of course for much of the book. What do we do to get out of this state of nature to enter ? a condition of civil society and civilized life?

我们怎么摆脱它呢,所要讲的一个重要问题,我们要怎样才能摆脱自然状态,从而进入文明社会的状态，过上文明的生活呢？

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