As to the Indians, the guiding principle was, promise them anything just so long as they get out of the way.

  • -- Stephen E. Ambrose 斯蒂芬·安布罗斯

至于印第安人,他们的指导原则是,只要他们让开,就答应他们任何事情。

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Love is free; to promise for ever to love the same woman is not less absurd than to promise to believe the same creed; such a vow in both cases excludes us from all inquiry.

爱是免费的;承诺永远爱同一个女人并不比承诺相信同一个信条更荒谬;在这两种情况下,这样的誓言把我们排除在一切调查之外。

Today we affirm a new commitment to live out our nation's promise through civility, courage, compassion and character.

今天,我们在这里重申一个新的信念,即通过发扬谦恭、勇气、同情心和个性的精神来实现我们国家的理想。

Love is promise, love is a souvenir, once given never forgotten, never let it disappear.

爱是承诺,爱是纪念品,一旦给了就永远不会忘记,永远不会让它消失。

A promise must never be broken.

决不可食言。