For commonwealths , and good governments , do nourish virtue grown , but do not much mend the seeds .

国家和好的政府培养美德，却不重视改善种子。

In some ancient commonwealths , where public debates were carried on by the people in a body , it was natural for the executive power to propose and debate in conjunction with the people , otherwise their resolutions must have been attended with a strange confusion .

在某些古代的共同体中，公众辩论由国民聚在一起进行，很自然执行权力也与国民一起提议和辩论，否则他们的决议必定出现混乱。