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Another translation example: 'Is a Classless Society Really Possible? JOHN ADAMS, who became the second president'

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真能有一个不分阶级的社会吗？约翰·亚当斯是美国第二任总统，他曾签署深具历史意义的《独立宣言》。宣言中有一句情操高尚的话：“我们相信以下的真理是不言而喻的：人人生来就都平等。”然而，看来亚当斯也怀疑人类是否生而平等。他曾经写道：“全能的上帝赋予人类不同的身心特质，在这方面是不平等的。这种差异在人性中深刻地反映出来，再完善的计划和政策也不能加以消弭。”另一方面，英国历史家威尔斯却认为，如果世人都共享一种纯正的信仰，接受同样的教育，而一切军队都不存在的话，社会就可以人人平等。历史发展至今，威尔斯所期望的平等社会还没有出现。人类社会仍然一点也不平等，划分阶级的情况依旧相当普遍。总的来说，阶级划分为社会带来了任何益处吗？没有。把人划分为不同的阶级，只会造成分裂，继而带来嫉妒、仇恨、伤痛，甚至很多的杀戮。在非洲、澳大利亚和北美洲，白人至上的心态一度为其他肤色的人造成很大伤害。范迪门地（现在的塔斯马尼亚）的土著就曾遭到彻底的屠杀。在欧洲，犹太人被视为劣等民族一事，揭开了纳粹大屠杀的序幕。另外，由于贵族腰缠万贯，中、下层的人民极为不满，最终导致18世纪的法国大革命，以及20世纪俄国的布尔什维克革命。古代一位智者写道：“人辖制人，使人受害。”（传道书8：9）辖制人的，不管是人还是阶级，这句话都说得一点不假。每当一群人提高自己的地位，凌驾于人，痛苦和伤害就肯定接踵而来。

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English translation:

Is a Classless Society Really Possible? JOHN ADAMS, who became the second president of the United States, was one of the signers of the historic Declaration of Independence, which included these noble words: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal." Still, John Adams evidently had his doubts that people are really equal, for he wrote: "Inequality of Mind and Body are so established by God Almighty in his Constitution of Human Nature that no art or policy can ever plane them down to a level." In contrast, British historian H. G. Wells was able to imagine an egalitarian society based on three things: a common but pure and undefiled world religion, universal education, and no armed forces. So far, history has not produced the egalitarian society envisioned by Wells. Humans are far from equal, and class distinctions are still a predominant feature of society. Have such classes brought any benefits to society as a whole? No. Social class systems divide people, resulting in envy, hatred, heartache, and much bloodshed. The one-time white-supremacy mentality in Africa, Australia, and North America brought misery to nonwhites—including the total genocide of the Aborigines in Van Diemen’s Land (now Tasmania). In Europe, classifying the Jews as inferior was a prelude to the Holocaust. The great wealth of the aristocracy and the dissatisfaction among the lower and middle classes were factors that led to the French Revolution of the 18th century and to the Bolshevik Revolution in 20th-century Russia. A wise man of the past wrote: "Man has dominated man to his injury." (Ecclesiastes 8:9) His words are true whether those dominating are individuals or classes. When one group of people elevates itself over another, misery and suffering inevitably result.

List of different Chinese characters contained in the text above:

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