Therefore a historian should not be approved by people in an ordinary way. but should strive for being understood by people in an extraordinary way.

历史学家不应让人们在平常处认可自己，而应力求让人们在非常处理解自己。

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Now, based on my research and experience producing my white-collar crime documentary, Crossing the Line: Ordinary People Committing Extraordinary Crimes the time period between being convicted and sentencing can span over a years time.

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And I remember at that time understanding that history was being made because ordinary people were standing up and doing extraordinary things with great courage and a great -- against great odds.

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