我无法知道,能够成功的维持统治的所有因素.
I cannot know all the factors that go into the continuing success of my despotism.
暴君为什么能够维持统治?就是因为他手下有千千万万盲目守法的官僚。
Tyranny is never upheld through law; it is upheld through thousands of bureaucrats that follow the letter of the law just because they believe in rules and law.
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维持
maintain; preserve; sustain; keep; hold; uphold; retain; support; continue; carry on; keep up; hold up; keep going; perpetuate; conserve; persist; prop up; hold on to; cling to; keep alive; keep in existence; keep the status quo; keep up with; keep pace with; keep step with; maintenance; upkeep; sustenance; persistence; retention; preservation
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统治
rule; govern; reign; dominate; sway; governance; dominion; ruling; governing; dominant; -archy; -ocracy