When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it?

  • -- Eleanor Roosevelt 埃莉诺·罗斯福

什么时候,我们的良心会变得如此温柔,以至于我们会采取行动,阻止人类的苦难,而不是为之复仇?

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I have named the destroyers of nations: comfort, plenty, and security - out of which grow a bored and slothful cynicism, in which rebellion against the world as it is, and myself as I am, are submerged in listless self-satisfaction.

我把毁灭国家的人命名为:安逸、富足和安全——从这些东西中滋生出一种无聊而懒散的玩世不恭,在这种玩世不恭中,对现实世界的反叛,以及对自我的反叛,都淹没在无精打采的自我满足之中。

Humans are very aggressive and scrappy, and go to war at the drop of a hat. However, a standard land war is no longer going to work as it is no longer technically possible.

人类是非常好斗和好斗的,而且动不动就上战场。然而,一场标准的陆地战争将不再有效,因为它在技术上不再可能。

My unconscious knows more about the consciousness of the psychologist than his consciousness knows about my unconscious.

我的潜意识比心理学家的意识更了解我的潜意识。

There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.

我们可能有时无力阻止不公正,但绝不能有任何时候不进行抗议。

Turn where we may, within, around, the voice of great events is proclaiming to us, Reform, that you may preserve!

无论我们身在何处,请转过身来,伟大事件的声音在向我们宣告:改革吧,你们可以保留!

But, sir, I shall take the path of duty and shall not swerve from it.

但是,先生,我要走正道,决不偏离正道。

To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.

当他们应该抗议时,却以沉默来犯罪会使人变成懦夫。

The only reason to give a speech is to change the world.

演讲的唯一目的是改变世界。

The next worse thing to a battle lost is a battle won.

比一场失败更糟糕的事情是一场胜利。

Take it easy -- but take it.

放轻松——但是放轻松。