adj.缓和的；减轻的
If duty is the natural mitigant of one's preoccupation with the course of future events,then people who are powerful have duty placed on them whether they like it or not 如果责任是指一个人控制未来事情发展的自然结果的话，那么有权力的人就应该承担责任而不管他们喜不喜欢
