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Money, not morality, is the principle commerce of civilized nations.

  • -- Thomas Jefferson 托马斯·杰斐逊

文明国家的主要商业活动是金钱，而不是道德。

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The whole commerce between master and slave is a perpetual exercise of the most boisterous passions, the most unremitting despotism on the one part, and degrading submissions on the other. Our children see this, and learn to imitate it.

奴隶主和奴隶之间的整个贸易，一方面是最激烈的激情、最不懈的专制统治和另一方面是卑贱的服从的永恒活动。我们的孩子看到了这一点，并学会模仿。

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The nation which reposes on the pillow of political confidence, will sooner or later end its political existence in a deadly lethargy.

一个依赖政治信心的国家，迟早会在致命的昏睡中结束其政治存在。

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Nations, like plants and human beings, grow. And if the development is thwarted they are dwarfed and overshadowed.

民族就像植物和人类一样生长。如果发展受阻，它们就会变得渺小和黯然失色。

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The first principle of success is desire - knowing what you want. Desire is the planting of your seed.

成功的首要原则是欲望——知道自己想要什么。欲望是你种下的种子。

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I learned a lot about morality from fiction, from movies.

我从小说和电影中学到了很多关于道德的东西。

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Give me a highly successful unionized industry.

给我一个非常成功的工会产业。

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The pure, upon seeing it pure, call it pure.

纯洁的人，一看见它纯洁，就说它纯洁。

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