This is a safe assumption to make with regard to any larger collectivity, although there is always the possibility of politically disinterested theoreticians convincing each other without recourse to the cruder means of persuation.

• 尽管在政治上总是有公正无私的理论家不倚赖不明原因的说服手段信服彼此的可能性，但关于任何较大的集体，这仍是个安全的假设。