The twentieth century may tell us that we have nothing to be complacent about in the recent history of humankind; but it also tells us that there is nothing inevitable about tyranny.

  • -- Rowan D. Williams 罗文·D·威廉姆斯

二十世纪可能告诉我们,在人类近代史上,我们没有什么可自满的;但它也告诉我们,暴政并非不可避免。

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We've got to take back the ideal of justice, we've got to take back this principle of human dignity. We've got to take it back from vengeance, from hatred, we've got to say: look, we're all in this together. We are human beings.

我们必须夺回正义的理想,我们必须夺回人类尊严的原则。我们必须从复仇中收回,从仇恨中收回,我们必须说:看,我们都在一起。我们是人。

Many groups that have the power to make life decisions for others don't ever have to live out the consequences.

许多有能力为他人做出人生决定的群体,永远不必承担后果。

Close by the Rights of Man, at the least set beside them, are the Rights of the Spirit.

在人的权利旁边,至少在人的权利旁边,有圣灵的权利。

Never look down on anybody unless you're helping him up.

永远不要瞧不起任何人,除非你在帮助他。