[T]he true is only the expedient in the way of our thinking, just as the right is only the expedient in the way of our thinking.

  • -- William James 威廉·詹姆斯

真理只是我们思维方式中的权宜之计,正如权利只是我们思维方式中的权宜之计一样。

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While we are guarding the country, we must accept being the guardian of the finest ethics. The country needs it and we must do it.

当我们保卫国家的时候,我们必须接受自己是最高尚道德的守护者。国家需要它,我们必须这样做。

A good ad should be like a good sermon: It must not only comfort the afflicted, it also must afflict the comfortable.

一个好的广告应该像一个好的布道:它不仅要安慰受苦的人,也要折磨那些安逸的人。

The first step in the evolution of ethics is a sense of solidarity with other human beings.

道德进化的第一步是与他人团结一致。

Men never moan over the opportunities lost to do good, only the opportunities to be bad.

人们从不抱怨失去了行善的机会,只抱怨失去了作恶的机会。

In our home we grew up thinking we were Mormons first and human beings second.

在我们的家里,我们从小就认为我们首先是摩门教徒,其次才是人类。

When you control a man's thinking you do not have to worry about his actions.

当你控制一个男人的思想时,你就不必担心他的行为。