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There never was and is not likely soon to be a nation of philosophers, nor am I certain it is desirable that there should be.

  • -- Henry David Thoreau 亨利·大卫·梭罗

过去从来没有，现在也不太可能很快就会出现一个哲学家的国家，我也不确定是否应该出现这样一个国家。

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When a man sees something desirable, he must reflect on the fact that with time it could come to involve what is detestable. When he sees something that is beneficial, he should reflect that sooner or later it, too, could come to involve harm.

当一个人看到他想要的东西时，他必须思考这样一个事实:随着时间的推移，它可能涉及到可憎的东西。当他看到有益的事情时，他应该意识到迟早它也会带来危害。

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It was both necessary and desirable for us to be so strong at sea that no Sea Power could attack us without risk, so that we might be free to protect our oversea interests, independently of the influence and the choice of other Sea Powers.

我们在海上如此强大是必要的，也是可取的，没有一个海上强国可以不冒风险地攻击我们，这样我们就可以自由地保护我们的海外利益，不受其他海上强国的影响和选择。

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There are certain things I just don't talk about - there are certain things that are private.

有些事情我就是不谈——有些事情是私人的。

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In law, nothing is certain but the expense.

在法律上，除了费用，没有什么是确定的。

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