Politics can be relatively fair in the breathing spaces of history; at its critical turning points there is no other rule possible than the old one, that the end justifies the means.

  • -- Arthur Koestler 亚瑟·考斯特勒

在历史的呼吸空间里,政治可以相对公平;在其关键的转折点上,除了旧的规则外,没有其他规则是可能的,即目的证明手段是正当的。

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Smiling is very important. If we are not able to smile, then the world will not have peace. It is not by going out for a demonstration against nuclear missiles that we can bring about peace. It is with our capacity of smiling, breathing, and being peace that we can make peace.

微笑是非常重要的。如果我们不能微笑,那么世界就不会有和平。我们不能通过举行反对核导弹的示威来实现和平。只有我们微笑、呼吸和保持和平的能力,我们才能创造和平。

On the other hand, it is not fair to say that changes in federal policy have caused our tuition to rise faster. Every economic argument imaginable would indicate that we should raise tuition at a faster rate than we do.

另一方面,说联邦政策的变化使我们的学费上涨得更快是不公平的。每一个可以想象到的经济论据都会表明,我们应该以比现在更快的速度提高学费。

I have never written anything in one draft, not even a grocery list, although I have heard from friends that this is actually possible.

我从来没有在草稿中写过任何东西,甚至连一份购物清单都没有,尽管我从朋友那里听说这实际上是可能的。

A lot of people can't stand touring but to me it's like breathing. I do it because I'm driven to do it.

很多人不能忍受旅游,但对我来说,这就像呼吸。我这么做是因为我有动力。

He declares himself guilty who justifies himself before accusation.

在控告以先为自己辩解的,便是宣告自己有罪。

There's never going to be a system that is fair to everyone.

永远不会有一个对每个人都公平的制度。

Stories make it possible for us to be human.

故事使我们成为人类成为可能。