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An aristocracy in a republic is like a chicken whose head has been cut off; it may run about in a lively way, but in fact it is dead

  • -- Nancy Mitford 米特福德

共和国里的贵族就像一只被砍掉头的鸡;它可能以一种活泼的方式四处奔跑，但事实上它已经死了

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The pursuit of perfection always implies a definite aristocracy, which is as much a goal of effort as a noble philosophy, an august civil polity or a great art.

对完美的追求总是意味着明确的贵族，这是一个努力的目标，就像一个崇高的哲学，一个庄严的公民政治或伟大的艺术。

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Actual aristocracy cannot be abolished by any law: all the law can do is decree how it is to be imparted and who is to acquire it.

任何法律都不能废除真正的贵族制度:法律所能做的只是规定如何传授，以及由谁来获得。

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