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Money, not morality, is the principle commerce of civilized nations.

  • -- Thomas Jefferson 托马斯·杰斐逊

文明国家的主要商业活动是金钱，而不是道德。

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Morality must relate, at some level, to the well-being of conscious creatures. If there are more and less effective ways for us to seek happiness and to avoid misery in this world - and there clearly are - then there are right and wrong answers to questions of morality.

道德必须在某种程度上与有意识的生物的幸福联系起来。如果我们在这个世界上有更多或更少有效的方法来寻求幸福和避免痛苦——显然有——那么道德问题就有正确和错误的答案。

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Vanity of science. Knowledge of physical science will not console me for ignorance of morality in time of affliction, but knowledge of morality will always console me for ignorance of physical science.

虚荣的科学。物理科学的知识不会因为我在苦难时期对道德的无知而安慰我，但道德知识将永远因为我对物理科学的无知而安慰我。

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All that I desire to point out is the general principle that life imitates art far more than art imitates life.

我想指出的是，生活模仿艺术远远超过艺术模仿生活的一般原则。

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Commerce with all nations, alliance with none, should be our motto.

与所有国家通商，不与任何国家结盟，应该是我们的座右铭。

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The value of a principle is the number of things it will explain.

原则的价值在于它能解释的事情的数量。

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Saigon is hot, full of atmosphere, activity, and commerce.

西贡很热，充满了气氛，活动和商业。

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Honor sinks where commerce long prevails.

在商业盛行的地方，荣誉会沉沦。

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Remember where you came from.

记住你来自哪里。

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