But effeminate luxury had killed it. Liberty had surrendered to despotism and the Romans had become slaves.

但是阴柔的奢华却终结了它的命，自由向专制低下了头，于是罗马人都成了奴隶。

" An iron-handed despotism will be the result, " protested a third.

“结果将是铁腕专制，”第三个人抗议道。

She was ruling a heart with absolute despotism for the first time in her life.

她平第一次以绝对的专制统治一颗心。

And no one understands better than do Central Europeans what happens when despotism triumphs over liberty.

没有人比中欧人更了解当专制战胜自由时会么。

For several months, Andros gave the Northern colonies a taste of ill-tempered despotism.

几个月来，安德罗斯让北方殖民地尝到了暴躁专制的滋味。

One element of this 'Enlightened Despotism' concerned reform of the internal workings of government in Vienna.

这一项“开明专制”的内容涉及维政府内部运作的改革。

As a matter of fact, these prudent people exercise in the place the most offensive despotism.

事实上，这些谨慎的人在最令人反感的专制统治下行事。

There is no period of despotism.

没有专制的时期。

La Grande Nanon was perhaps the only human being capable of accepting willingly the despotism of her master.

大个子娜侬许是唯一一个自愿接受主人专制的人。

He writes then it is possible to subsequently build a bureaucracy without veering inevitably into autocracy or despotism.

他写道，随后有可能建立一个官僚机构而不必不可避免地走向专制或暴政。

In that little phrase, as in a seed, is contained the germ of all despotism and of all tyranny.

在那短短的一句话中， 就像在种子中一样，包含着一切专制和一切暴政的萌芽。

Is it not the same despotism which gave rise to the Inquisition and the executions of the Great Revolution?

引起宗教裁判所和大革命处决的不是同一种专制主义吗？

What is this new and most terrible form of tyranny and despotism for which Tocqueville cannot find a name?

托克维尔找不到名字的这种新的、最可怕的暴政和专制形式是么？

This terrible despotism drove from my mind all thoughts of the voluptuous enjoyments I had dreamed of finding at Tours.

这种可怕的专制统治使我对在图尔梦寐以求的奢侈享乐的所有想法都从我的脑海中消失了。

For his part, Johnson saw himself as the tribune of the people, the defender of the Constitution against congressional despotism.

就约翰逊而言，他将自己视为人民的讲坛，是反对国会专制主义的宪法捍卫者。

To counteract these disintegrating trends in society, strong governments become necessary, and this, according to Rousseau, paves the way to despotism.

为了抵消这些社会瓦解的趋势，强大的政府变得必要，而卢梭认为，这为专制主义铺平了道路。

While their opponents accused them of despotism, wanting to maintain absolute power in the central government, their real motives were mostly practical.

尽管对手指责他们专制，企图在中央政府中保持绝对权力，但他们的真实动机大多是出于实际考虑。

During his time there had been a rule of 'enlightened despotism, ' similar to that in the reign of Louis XIV almost 100 years earlier.

在他的时代，有一种“开明的专制”统治，类似于将近 100 年前路易十四统治时期的统治。

Obedience, unconditional obedience, is the catch-word of tyrants of every description, and to render " assurance doubly sure, " one kind of despotism supports another.

服从，无条件的服从，是形形色色的暴君的口号，为了使“保证更加可靠”，一种专制主义支持另一种专制主义。

At that time, almost all countries in Europe were under an absolute monarchy system, and the purpose of the " Great Revolution" was to overthrow despotism.

当时， 欧洲几乎所有国家都处于君主专制之下，“大革命” 的目的是推翻专制。