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well, of course something like this is never going to last, Right? it can't last, and it doesn't last
不過當然這種宣言的影響很短暫，這是無法持久的
one of other things that was changing it was the increase of basic democratic governance
另外一個在發生變化的事情是日益增長的對民主政治的訴求
what this map shows is actually a little bit later 1840
這幅地圖反映的是1840年后的情形
but it showing states that have heavy property qualifications for voting
從中可以看出哪些州對參選身份有嚴重限制
it's hard to see from this the difference but then some states here with light property qualifications, tax paying qualifications
這幅地圖區別度有點低，但可以看出當時參選限制較輕、繳稅限制較少的州
we have, at this time, only two states with universal male suffrage, Vermont and Maine
我們看到，當時只有兩個州有男性公民普選權利：佛蒙特州和緬因州
and then a number of states with universal white male suffrage which would be the western states
其他一些州實行白人男性公民普選權，大部分是一些西部的州
western states were pushing a much more democratic form of government, not obviously entirely democratic
西部的州當時正推行更為民主的政府，但顯然是不充分的民主
Women not voting, blacks, native Americans not voting
女性，黑人，印第安人都沒有選舉權
but getting rid of these sort of property qualifications
當這些選舉限制都被打破
this begins what someone would call the era of the common man and new kinds of politics
便開啟了一個人人平等的新時代，一種新型的政治
here too, U.S. politics had been highly differential
當時美國的執政者也與過去不同
differing to those sort of wealthy merchant virtually aristocratic background
不同于過去富裕的商人多為貴族出身
they are all been from Massachusetts or Virginia，Most of them from Virginia from wealthy planter backgrounds
如今的政客多來自馬薩諸塞或者是弗吉尼亞，大部分來自弗吉尼亞的都是富裕的種植園主出身，
while things are going to start to change
所以他們的想法與過去的不同
And this is one of the reasons, the new western states and their much more democratic governance
這是為什么新成立的西部州有著更為民主的政治管理的原因
