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Los revisores podían ser tiranos y el frenesí en el coche comedor con frecuencia no valía la pena.
The conductors could be tyrants, and the feeding frenzy in the dining car was often not worth the trouble.
—Sólo los personajes públicos pueden ser ejecutados e incluso entonces las víctimas tienen que ser tiranos.
Only public officials can be assassinated; and even then the victims have to be tyrants.
Los efebianos creían que todo hombre debería tener derecho al voto.6 Cada cinco años alguien era elegido para ser Tirano, con tal de que pudiera demostrar que era honrado, inteligente, sensato y merecedor de confianza.
The Ephebians believed that every man should have the vote.* Every five years someone was elected to be Tyrant, provided he could prove that he was honest, intelligent, sensible, and trustworthy.
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