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By liberty I mean the assurance that every man shall be protected in doing what he believes is his duty against the influence of authority and majorities, custom and opinion.

  • -- John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton 阿克顿

我所说的自由，是指确保每个人在做他认为是他的职责的事情时受到保护，不受权威、多数、习俗和意见的影响。

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People who don't know me have opinions about me. That's the part that's very hurtful. Because how do you form an opinion about somebody if you've never met them or spent any time with them? So it's all based upon hearsay or things that they've read.

不认识我的人对我有自己的看法。这是非常伤人的部分。因为如果你从来没有见过某人或者和他们呆在一起，你怎么对他们形成看法呢?所以这些都是基于道听途说或他们读到的东西。

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It is here, my daughters, that love is to be found - not hidden away in corners but in the midst of occasions of sin. And believe me, although we may more often fail and commit small lapses, our gain will be incomparably the greater.

我的女儿们，爱就在这里——不是藏在角落里，而是藏在罪恶之中。相信我，虽然我们可能更经常地失败和犯下小错误，但我们的收获将是无与伦比的巨大。

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Liberalism is the supreme form of generosity; it is the right which the majority concedes to minorities and hence itis the noblest cry that has ever resounded on this planet.

自由主义是慷慨的最高形式;这是大多数人向少数人承认的权利，因此这是这个星球上有史以来最崇高的呼声。

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We have hardly an adequate idea how all-powerful law is in forming public opinion, in giving tone and character to the mass of society.

我们对全能的法律在形成公众舆论、在给社会大众以基调和特征方面是如何发挥作用几乎一无所知。

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In any free society, the conflict between social conformity and individual liberty is permanent, unresolvable, and necessary.

在任何自由社会中，社会一致性与个人自由之间的冲突是永久性的、无法解决的，也是必要的。

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The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority.

当我们处于少数时，勇气的考验就来了。当我们占多数的时候，宽容的考验就来了。

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I dare not exercise personal liberty if it infringes on the liberty of others.

如果个人自由侵犯了他人的自由，我不敢行使。

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It generally happens that assurance keeps an even pace with ability.

通常情况下，保证与能力保持同步。

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Nothing is as seductive as the assurance of success.

成功的保证是最诱人的。

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Don't reach for the dogs who believe the facades.

不要去找那些相信外表的狗。

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