Any humane and reasonable person must conclude that if the ends, however desireable, are uncertain and the means are horrible and certain, these means must not be employed.

  • -- Howard Zinn 霍华德·津恩

任何有人性和理性的人都必须得出这样的结论:如果目的,无论多么令人渴望,是不确定的,手段是可怕的和确定的,这些手段就一定不能使用。

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That you may retain your self-respect, it is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right, than to temporarily please them by doing what you know is wrong.

为了保持你的自尊,做你知道是对的事去得罪别人,总比做你知道是错的事去暂时取悦别人要好。

I find that when I dislike what I see on the stage I can be vastly amusing, but when I write about something I like I find that I am appallingly dull.

我发现当我不喜欢我在舞台上看到的东西时,我可以非常有趣,但当我写一些我喜欢的东西时,我发现我是可怕地沉闷。