The great and chief end, therefore, of men's uniting into commonwealths, and putting themselves under government, is the preservation of their property.

过去是一个跟随我们的影子，一个困扰我们的幽灵。

The ability to associate depends, in turn, on the degree to which communities share norms and values and are able to subordinate individual interests to those of larger groups.

对于那些有为而生的人来说，没有什么是无足轻重的。