the despotic rule of Eastern potentates

东方君主的专制统治

Churchill ’ s attitude towards his family , despite his disappointment in Randolph , was probably the most healthy of the potentates .

丘吉尔对待家人的态度可能是所有统治者中最健康的，尽管他对伦道夫感到失望。

Both the kings of old and the potentates of today prefer to create their own reality than to face the truth .

无论是古代的国王还是今天的领导人，都宁愿创建自己的现实，也不愿面对真相。

Princes , maharajahs and other potentates .

亲王，土邦主以及其他有权势的人。

First as the people who funnel money around the world they were part of the draw for the various potentates who turn up here .

首先，作为推动全球资金流动的人，他们是吸引各色当权者到会的部分原因。