If reason is a universal faculty, the decision of the common mind is the nearest criterion of truth.

-- George Bancroft 班克罗夫特

如果理性是一种普遍的能力，那么普通头脑的决定就是对真理最接近的判断标准。

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It should seem, then, that the nature of society dictates another, a higher branch, whose superiority arises from its being the interested and natural conservator of the universal interest.

因此，社会的性质似乎决定了另一个更高的分支，它的优越性来自于它是对普遍利益感兴趣的自然保护者。

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There is a criterion by which you can judge whether the thoughts you are thinking and the things you are doing are right for you. The criterion is: Have they brought you inner peace?

有一个标准，你可以通过它来判断你正在思考的想法和你正在做的事情是否适合你。标准是:他们给你带来内心的平静了吗?

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Universal education is not only a moral imperative but an economic necessity, to pave the way toward making many more nations self-sufficient and self-sustaining.

普及教育不仅是道义上的必要，而且是经济上的必要，为使更多的国家自给自足和自力更生铺平道路。

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Those who want the fewest things are nearest to the gods.

想要最少东西的人最接近上帝。

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