I therefore beg that you would indulge me with the liberty of declining the arduous trust.

  • -- Christopher Gadsden 克里斯托弗·加兹登

因此,我请求你允许我放弃这一艰巨的任务。

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Soldiers and peasants lived together on friendly terms; they knew each other and their everyday routines, and trusted each other; they shook their heads together over the war.

士兵和农民友好地生活在一起;他们彼此了解,熟悉自己的日常生活,彼此信任;他们就战争问题一起摇头。

Liberty is not merely a privilege to be conferred; it is a habit to be acquired.

自由不仅仅是一种被授予的特权;这是一种需要养成的习惯。

If one has a good reputation and trusted, the rules can be bent to accommodate.

如果一个人拥有良好的声誉和信任,这些规则可以被变通以适应。

The liberty of the individual is a necessary postulate of human progress.

个人自由是人类进步的必要前提。