In any free society, the conflict between social conformity and individual liberty is permanent, unresolvable, and necessary.

  • -- Kathleen Norris 凯瑟琳·诺里斯

在任何自由社会中,社会一致性与个人自由之间的冲突是永久性的、无法解决的,也是必要的。

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Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined.

警惕公众自由。怀疑每一个接近那颗宝石的人。不幸的是,除了赤裸裸的武力外,没有任何东西能够保护它。一旦你放弃了这种力量,你就不可避免地会被毁灭。

Having federal officials, whether judges, bureaucrats, or congressmen, impose a new definition of marriage on the people is an act of social engineering profoundly hostile to liberty.

让联邦官员,无论是法官、官僚还是国会议员,把婚姻的新定义强加给人民,是一种对自由深怀敌意的社会工程行为。