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I have sometimes been haunted with the idea that it was an imperative duty, knowing what I know, and having seen what I have seen, to do all that lies in my power to show the dangers and the evils of this frightful institution.

  • -- Frances Anne Kemble 弗朗西斯·安妮·肯布尔

我有时总有这样一种想法:既然知道我所知道的，也看到了我所看到的，那么尽我的力量去揭露这个可怕的机构的危险和罪恶，是我义不容承的责任。

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It seems difficult, sometimes, to believe that there was a time when sentiments now become habitual, sentiments that imply not only the original imperative of conduct, but the original metaphysic of living, were by no means altogether habitual.

有时，我们似乎很难相信，在过去的某个时期，情感已成为习惯，这种习惯不仅包含着行为的原始规定性，而且还包含着生活的原始形而上学。

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If those committed to the quest fail, they will be forgiven. When lost, they will find another way. The moral imperative of humanism is the endeavor alone, whether successful or not, provided the effort is honorable and failure memorable.

如果那些致力于探索的人失败了，他们将被原谅。当他们迷路时，他们会找到另一条路。人文主义的道德使命是单独的努力，无论成功与否，只要努力是光荣的，失败是难忘的。

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So few people vote these days, and I think it's partly because they don't feel like the institution really means anything to them. If you want them to vote, give them opportunities to do something else other than vote, to help.

现在很少有人投票，我认为部分原因是他们觉得这个机构对他们没有任何意义。如果你想让他们投票，给他们机会去做一些除了投票以外的事情，去帮助别人。

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The hospitality of the wigwam is only limited by the institution of war.

棚屋的好客只受到战争制度的限制。

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