If something is being done on a secret basis in national security, that's a great reason for elected officials to not talk about it. And that's a great way to shirk accountability for it with the public.

-- Rachel Maddow 雷切尔·麦德

如果某件事是在国家安全的秘密基础上做的，这是民选官员不谈论这件事的一个很好的理由。这是逃避公众责任的好办法。

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In fact, it is a farce to call any being virtuous whose virtues do not result from the exercise of its own reason.

事实上，如果一个人的美德不是由他自己的理性所产生的，那么把他称为有德之人就是一场闹剧。

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Know why you believe, understand what you believe, and possess a reason for the faith that is in you.

知道你为什么相信，明白你所相信的，并且拥有你内在信仰的理由。

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Such security is equal liberty. But it is not necessarily equality in the use of the earth.

这种安全就是平等的自由。但在使用地球方面不一定是平等的。

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Only the insecure strive for security.

只有不安全的人才会追求安全。

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