Where the roots of private virtue are diseased, the fruit of public probity cannot but be corrupt.

  • -- Felix Adler 费利克斯·阿德勒

如果个人美德的根病了,公共廉洁的果实就必然腐败。

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When kids can't afford to see it anymore maybe we'll have a whole resurgence of garage bands all over America and this New Wave thing will start to mean something on a grass roots level.

当孩子们再也看不下去的时候,也许全美各地的车库乐队就会全面复苏,而这股新浪潮将开始在草根阶层产生影响。

We all know scientists who in private life do not come up to the standard of truthfulness, but who, nevertheless, would not consciously falsify the results of their researches.

我们都知道,科学家在私生活中没有达到诚实的标准,但是,他们不会有意识地伪造他们的研究结果。

Its easy to view politicians as corrupt and voting essentially an act of picking the lesser of two evils. I understand that perspective and feel it's valid.

人们很容易认为政客腐败,投票实质上是两害相权取其轻。我理解这种观点,觉得它是正确的。

I have never intimidated the masses... I only intimidate corrupt officials.

我从来没有恐吓过大众……我只吓唬贪官污吏。

I'm a very shy person towards my intimacy and private life.

我是一个非常害羞的人对我的亲密和私人生活。

The roots of Cuban music are in my head.

古巴音乐的根源就在我的脑海里。