There can be no greater error than to expect, or calculate, upon real favors from nation to nation. It is an illusion which experience must cure, which a just pride ought to discard.

-- George Washington 乔治华盛顿

最大的错误莫过于期望或计算国与国之间的实际恩情。这是一种幻觉，经验必须医治它，一种正当的骄傲应该抛弃它。

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Even if I have already peaked, I have to believe I can improve. I wake up every morning, and go to practice, with the illusion that I'm going to get better that day.

即使我已经达到了顶峰，我也必须相信我能进步。我每天早上醒来，然后去练习，幻想着那一天我会变得更好。

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If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be.

如果一个国家期望无知和自由，在文明的状态下，它期望的是过去和将来都不会发生的事情。

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We have an illusion of security, we don't have security.

我们有一种安全感的幻觉，我们没有安全感。

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Giving is what makes a nation great.

给予使一个国家伟大。

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