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When great changes occur in history, when great principles are involved, as a rule the majority are wrong. The minority are right.

  • -- Eugene V. Debs 尤金·V·德布斯

当历史发生重大变化时，当涉及重大原则时，大多数人通常是错误的。少数人是对的。

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By liberty I mean the assurance that every man shall be protected in doing what he believes is his duty against the influence of authority and majorities, custom and opinion.

我所说的自由，是指确保每个人在做他认为是他的职责的事情时受到保护，不受权威、多数、习俗和意见的影响。

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A minority is powerless while it conforms to the majority; it is not even a minority then; but it is irresistible when it clogs by its whole weight.

少数服从多数，就没有力量;那时它甚至不是少数;但当它被整个重量卡住时，它是无法抗拒的。

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The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority.

当我们处于少数时，勇气的考验就来了。当我们占多数的时候，宽容的考验就来了。

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I am trying to do two things: dare to be a radical and not a fool, which is a matter of no small difficulty.

我在努力做两件事:敢于做一个激进的人，而不是一个傻瓜，这是一个不小的困难。

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Shall we then judge a country by the majority, or by the minority? By the minority, surely.

我们是按多数人呢。是按少数人呢。当然是少数人。

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I will die like a true-blue rebel. Don't waste any time in mourning -- organize.

我会像一个真正的蓝色叛军一样死去。不要把时间浪费在哀悼上——组织起来。

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