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Patriotism does not oblige us to acquiesce in the destruction of liberty. Patriotism obliges us to question it, at least.

  • -- Wendy Kaminer 温迪·柯米纳

爱国主义不能迫使我们默认自由的毁灭。至少，爱国主义迫使我们质疑它。

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In this age, in this country, public sentiment is everything. With it, nothing can fail; against it, nothing can succeed. Whoever molds public sentiment goes deeper than he who enacts statutes, or pronounces judicial decisions.

在这个时代，在这个国家，民意决定一切。有了它，没有什么会失败;相反，没有什么能成功。塑造公众情绪的人比制定法律或宣布司法决定的人更有深度。

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I know what you're going to say! 'They are men, and men should be free.' A free man is dangerous to himself and everyone else. Freedom should be left to those who can put it to good use.

我知道你要说什么!“他们是男人，男人应该是自由的。一个自由的人对他自己和其他人都是危险的。自由应该留给那些能善用它的人。

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During times of war, hatred becomes quite respectable, even though it has to masquerade often under the guise of patriotism.

在战争时期，仇恨变得相当可敬，尽管它常常要以爱国主义的名义伪装起来。

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Our names were made for us in another century.

我们的名字是另一个世纪为我们而造的。

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