This freedom of political discussion on the highest level is something which Western civilization has in common with that of classical antiquity, but with no other.

  • -- Christopher Dawson 克里斯多夫·道森

这种最高层次的政治讨论自由是西方文明与古典古代文明的共同点,但没有其他共同点。

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He is free who knows to keep in his own hands the power to decide, at each step, the course of his life and who lives in a society which does not block the exercise of that power.

他是自由的,他知道自己掌握着决定自己生命进程的每一步的权力,他生活在一个不妨碍行使这种权力的社会中。

Freedom and justice cannot be parceled out in pieces to suit political convenience. I don't believe you can stand for freedom for one group of people and deny it to others.

自由和正义不能为了政治上的便利而被分割开来。我不相信你能代表一群人的自由而不让其他人得到自由。

The propensity to truck, barter and exchange one thing for another is common to all men, and to be found in no other race of animals.

卡车、易货交易和用一种东西交换另一种东西的倾向对所有人来说都是普遍的,在任何其他动物种族中都找不到这种倾向。

It cannot be assumed that equity was following common law whenever they agreed, any more than the converse.

我们不能假定,只要他们同意,衡平法就会遵循普通法,反之亦然。

It is not good to be too free. It is not good to have everything one wants.

太自由是不好的。拥有自己想要的一切并不好。

I think all politicians lie.

我认为所有的政客都在撒谎。