By far the most dangerous foe we have to fight is apathy - indifference from whatever cause, not from a lack of knowledge, but from carelessness, from absorption in other pursuits, from a contempt bred of self satisfaction

  • -- William Osler 威廉·奥斯勒

到目前为止,我们必须与之斗争的最危险的敌人是冷漠——出于任何原因的冷漠,不是由于缺乏知识,而是由于粗心大意,由于全神贯注于其他追求,由于自我满足而产生的轻蔑

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That only a few, under any circumstances, protest against the injustice of long-established laws and customs, does not disprove the fact of the oppressions, while the satisfaction of the many, if real only proves their apathy and deeper degradation.

在任何情况下,只有少数人抗议长期存在的法律和习俗的不公正,但这并不能证明压迫的事实是不成立的,而许多人的满足,如果是真实的,只能证明他们的冷漠和更深的堕落。

Is it ignorance or apathy? Hey, I don't know and I don't care.

是无知还是冷漠?我不知道,也不在乎。