Their poverty secured their freedom, since our desires and our possessions are the strongest fetters of despotism.

-- Edward Gibbon 爱德华·吉本

他们的贫困保障了他们的自由，因为我们的欲望和财产是专制制度最强大的枷锁。

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I hope my work has inspired young artists. I have always tried to maintain my freedom as an artist and I feel it is one of the main reasons I have been successful.

我希望我的作品能激发年轻艺术家的灵感。作为一名艺术家，我一直努力保持自己的自由，我觉得这是我成功的主要原因之一。

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Small natures require despotism to exercise their sinews, as great souls thirst for equality to give play to their heart.

渺小的人需要专制来锻炼他们的肌肉，正如伟大的灵魂渴望平等来发挥他们的心灵。

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Despotism despises nothing so much as righteousness in its victims.

专制主义最蔑视受害者的正义。

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Real poverty is less a state of income than a state of mind.

真正的贫穷与其说是一种收入状况，不如说是一种心态。

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No man can given anybody his freedom.

没有人能给任何人自由。

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My mission is to eradicate poverty.

我的使命是消除贫困。

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