If liberty means anything at all it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.

  • -- George Orwell 乔治·奥威尔

如果自由意味着什么,那就是告诉人们他们不想听的话的权利。

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It used to be that we disagreed over the basic facts we were fighting over, and we had different opinions about them. Now I think we accept different sources of authority. ... And people can establish credibility on their own say-so as long as nobody follows the trail and calls them out on it.

过去,我们在争论的基本事实上存在分歧,我们对这些事实有不同的看法。现在我认为我们接受不同的权力来源。而且人们可以建立起自己的信誉——只要没有人跟踪这条路,并在这条路上大声疾呼。

By liberty I mean the assurance that every man shall be protected in doing what he believes is his duty against the influence of authority and majorities, custom and opinion.

我所说的自由,是指确保每个人在做他认为是他的职责的事情时受到保护,不受权威、多数、习俗和意见的影响。

What some people interpret as brooding melancholy is serenity. I don't feel required to grasp all the time.

有些人认为沉思的忧郁是宁静。我觉得没有必要一直掌握。

It is seldom that liberty of any kind is lost all at once.

任何形式的自由很少会突然丧失。