States are not moral agents, people are, and can impose moral standards on powerful institutions.

  • -- Avram Noam Chomsky 乔姆斯基

国家不是道德的行动者,而是人,而且可以将道德标准强加给强大的机构。

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I believe the greatest asset a Head of State can have is the ability to get a good night's sleep.

我相信,一个国家元首所能拥有的最大财富就是能够睡个好觉。

The success of any great moral enterprise does not depend upon numbers.

任何伟大的道德事业的成功都不取决于人数。

No man is good enough to govern any woman without her consent.

没有男人好到不经女人同意就支配她的地步。

Controversial proposals, once accepted, soon become hallowed.

有争议的提议一旦被接受,很快就会变得神圣。

To no human charter am I indebted for my rights.

我的权利并不归功于任何人类宪章。

A man without a vote is man without protection.

没有投票权的人就是没有保护的人。