Punishment is the last and the least effective instrument in the hands of the legislator for the prevention of crime.

  • -- John Ruskin 约翰·罗斯金

惩罚是立法者手中预防犯罪的最后和最不有效的工具。

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Centralization at the national capital or within a business undertaking always glorifies the importance of pieces of paper. This dims the sense of reality.

在国家首都或企业内部实行中央集权,总是会美化纸张的重要性。这就模糊了现实的感觉。

Our species needs, and deserves, a citizenry with minds wide awake and a basic understanding of how the world works.

我们人类需要,也应该有一个头脑清醒、对世界如何运转有基本了解的公民。

I am willing to accept that there might be rare circumstances where applications of force might be effective,

我愿意接受,在一些罕见的情况下,使用武力可能是有效的,

You must show the world that you abhor fighting.

你必须向世界表明你憎恶战斗。