But there's no reason why we should abdicate our foundational principles because certain groups don't believe in them. You know, no majority should surrender its deeply held beliefs to those who don't believe in anything.

  • -- Pat Robertson 罗伯逊

但我们没有理由放弃我们的基本原则,因为某些群体不相信它们。你知道,没有哪个多数派应该把自己根深蒂固的信念交给那些什么都不相信的人。

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Art is nothing but the expression of our dream; the more we surrender to it the closer we get to the inner truth of things, our dream-life, the true life that scorns questions and does not see them.

艺术不过是我们梦想的表达;我们越屈服于它,我们就越接近事物的内在真相,我们的梦想生活,蔑视问题却视而不见的真实生活。

A king, realizing his incompetence, can either delegate or abdicate his duties. A father can do neither. If only sons could see the paradox, they would understand the dilemma.

一个认识到自己无能的国王,可以委托别人代劳,也可以退位。一个父亲什么都不能做。如果只有儿子能看到这种矛盾,他们就会理解这种困境。

One does not surrender a life in an instant. That which is lifelong can only be surrendered in a lifetime.

一个人不会在一瞬间放弃生命。终生的东西只能在一生中放弃。

Voting is the foundational act that breathes life into the principle of the consent of the governed.

投票是赋予被统治者同意原则以生命的基本行为。