This nation was conceived in liberty and dedicated to the principle - among others - that honest men may honestly disagree; that if they all say what they think, a majority of the people will be able to distinguish truth from error.

  • -- Elmer Davis 艾莫尔·戴维斯

这个国家孕育于自由之中,奉行的原则包括:诚实的人可以诚实地提出异议;如果他们都能说出自己的想法,大多数人就能分清是非。

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There are three principles in a man's being and life, the principle of thought, the principle of speech, and the principle of action. The origin of all conflict between me and my fellow-men is that I do not say what I mean and I don't do what I say.

人生有三个原则:思想原则、言语原则和行动原则。我和我的同胞们之间所有冲突的根源就是我不说我想说的话,也不做我想做的事。

We are a nation of communities... a brilliant diversity spread like stars, like a thousand points of light in a broad and peaceful sky.

我们是一个由社区组成的国家……灿烂的多样性像星星一样散布开来,像广阔而宁静的天空中的一千个光点。

Whenever a separation is made between liberty and justice, neither, in my opinion, is safe.

在我看来,无论什么时候自由和正义被分离,两者都是不安全的。

The first principle of a free society is an untrammeled flow of words in an open forum.

自由社会的首要原则是在一个开放的论坛上畅所欲言。

Individuals and nations owe it to themselves and the world to become informed.

个人和国家有责任向自己和世界了解情况。

Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.

自由,当它开始生根时,是一株迅速生长的植物。