Between equals in power

English translation: between those who are equally strong/have equal powers

09:17 Dec 28, 2016

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Government / Politics / Economics

English term or phrase: Between equals in power

Please help me explain the meaning of the phrase in the following context:
"As the ancient Greek historian Thucydides famously said, “right, as the world goes, is only in question between equals in power, while the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must"

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Selected answer:between those who are equally strong/have equal powers

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between those who are equally strong/have equal powers

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Note added at 11 mins (2016-12-28 09:28:45 GMT)
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or power, rather

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Note added at 42 mins (2016-12-28 10:00:26 GMT)
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another translation of the same bit:
...[that] the standard of justice depends on the equality of power to compel and that in fact the strong do what they have the power to do and the weak accept what they have to accept

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between those who are equally strong/have equal powers

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