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What is morality in any given time or place? It is what the majority then and there happen to like, and immorality is what they dislike.

  • -- Alfred North Whitehead 阿尔弗雷德北怀特黑德

在任何特定的时间或地点，道德是什么?这是当时和当时大多数人碰巧喜欢的，不道德是他们不喜欢的。

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To act without rapacity, to use knowledge with wisdom, to respect interdependence, to operate without hubris and greed are not simply moral imperatives. They are an accurate scientific description of the means of survival.

不贪婪地行动，智慧地运用知识，尊重相互依存，不傲慢和贪婪地行动，这些不仅仅是道德上的要求。它们是对生存手段的准确的科学描述。

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All too often arrogance accompanies strength, and we must never assume that justice is on the side of the strong. The use of power must always be accompanied by moral choice.

骄傲常常伴随着力量，我们决不能认为正义是站在强者一边的。使用权力必须始终伴随着道德选择。

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Surely a long life must be somewhat tedious, since we are forced to call in so many trifling things to help rid us of our time, which will never return.

当然，漫长的一生一定会有些乏味，因为我们不得不召唤这么多琐碎的事情来帮助我们打发时间，而我们的时间是永远不会回来的。

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When morality comes up against profit, it is seldom that profit loses.

当道德与利润发生冲突时，利润很少会损失。

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Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life.

你的时间有限，所以不要浪费时间去过别人的生活。

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Morality... comes at a price.

道德……是有代价的。

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