He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.

  • -- Thomas Paine 托马斯·潘恩

要使自己的自由得到保障,就连敌人也必须保护自己不受压迫;因为如果他违反了这一义务,他就为自己树立了一个先例。

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The moment you declare a set of ideas to be immune from criticism, satire, derision or contempt, freedom of thought becomes impossible.

一旦你宣布一套思想不受批评、讽刺、嘲笑或蔑视,思想自由就不可能实现。

Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and oppressions of body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of day.

普遍地启发人民,身体和精神的暴政和压迫就会像邪恶的幽灵一样在黎明时分消失。

Yes, I guess you could say I am a loner, but I feel more lonely in a crowed room with boring people than I feel on my own.

是的,我想你可能会说我是一个孤独的人,但是我觉得在一个拥挤的房间里和无聊的人在一起比我一个人感到更孤独。

When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.

当一个人被剥夺过他所相信的生活的权利时,他别无选择,只能成为一个不法之徒。

When the people contend for their liberty, they seldom get anything by their victory but new masters.

当人民为自由而斗争时,除了新主人之外,他们很少从胜利中得到任何东西。

Freedom has cost too much blood and agony to be relinquished at the cheap price of rhetoric.

自由已经付出了太多的鲜血和痛苦,不能以廉价的言辞换取自由。

Let him who would reach another a brand, beware that he do not burn his own hand.

凡想要刺别人的,不可伤自己的手。

I'm competitive with myself. I always try to push past my own borders.

我对自己很有竞争力。我总是试图越过自己的边界。

Find someone that can make you smile, and don't give up them.

找一个能让你微笑的人,不要放弃他们。

Most people want security in this world, not liberty.

世界上大多数人想要的是安全,而不是自由。

Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it.

不要为十全十美担心——你永远也做不到十全十美。

I drink to make other people more interesting.

我喝酒是为了让别人更有趣。