Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can he, then be trusted with the government of others? Or have we found angels in the form of kings to govern him? Let history answer this question.

  • -- Thomas Jefferson 托马斯·杰斐逊

有时人们说,人不能把自己托付给别人。那么他能被别人信任吗?我们岂是遇见天使作王治理他呢。让历史来回答这个问题。

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If you write something that gets a bad response, or someone commits candor or is off message, there are often consequences almost immediately when it appears in the paper or a magazine, that somebody gets called into the boss's office. And sometimes it can result in a loss of access for the reporter.

如果你写的东西得到了不好的回应,或者某人坦白了或者传达了错误的信息,那么当它出现在报纸或杂志上的时候,通常会立即导致有人被叫到老板的办公室。有时,它会导致记者失去访问权限。

If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem. It is true that you may fool all of the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people all of the time; but you can't fool all of the people all of the time.

如果你一旦丧失了同胞们的信任,你就永远无法重新获得他们的尊重和尊重。的确,有时候你可能会愚弄所有的人;你甚至可以一直愚弄一些人;但是你不可能一直愚弄所有的人。

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。

A man is sometimes as different from himself as he is from others.

一个人有时和他自己不同,就像他和别人不同一样。

I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.

我看见大理石上的天使,我雕刻他,直到我把他放出来。

Men would be angels, angels would be gods.

人是天使,天使是神。