Ангелина Беспалова on Lingvo Live

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Сосредоточив в своих руках неограниченную власть, они без малейшего колебания разделались бы со свободой слова.

1.
Wielding unlimited power, they wouldn't have hesitated for one second to do away with free speech.
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2.
Wielding unlimited power, they would have done away with freedom of speech at the drop of a hat.
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