For as laws are necessary that good manners be preserved, so there is need of good manners that law may be maintained.

  • -- Niccolò Machiavelli 尼科尔·马基雅维利

因为律法既是必须的、〔有古卷在此有良善的规条〕照样、也必须有良善的规条、〔有古卷在此有良善的规条〕律法才能保全。

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Law is nothing other than a certain ordinance of reason for the common good, promulgated by the person who has the care of the community.

法律不过是为公共利益而制定的某种理性条例,由关心社会的人颁布。

To retain respect for sausages and laws, one must not watch them in the making.

要保持对香肠和法律的尊重,就不能眼睁睁地看着它们的制作过程。