Justice in the life and conduct of the state is possible only as first it resides in the hearts and souls of the citizens.

只有当每个公民的心灵中都充满了正义感的时候，日常生活和国家行为中才会有正义存在。

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The first rule of any state is the rule that citizens are not free to set aside the rules, to choose among them which ones to obey and to disobey.

任何国家的第一条法规,永远是公民不能自由地逍遥法外，选择他们想要,服从与违抗的法规。

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The state of Wisconsin, according to the head of the Board of Regents in a talk this fall, currently contributes less than 10% to the budget of this school, a world-class institution, built by the taxpayers of Wisconsin over 150 years (and by generous alumni contributors lately), and purportedly for the citizens of this state first, and then of the world.

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By putting citizens first, the founding fathers established a focal point that transcended state interests.

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