When public opinion is particularly polarised, monarchs can rise above "mere" politics and "embody" a spirit of national unity.
当公众对此精神“象征”的意见两极分化严重,君主可能超越“纯粹的”政治,成为国家统一的精神“象征”。
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Symbolic of national unity as they claim to be, their very history embodies outdated and indefensible privileges and inequalities.
尽管他们宣称自己是国家统一象征,但他们的历史代表着他们享有的特权已经过时、且站不住脚,以及在他们身上体现出的不公平。
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