We are born knowing nothing and with much striving we learn but a little; yet all the while we are bound by laws that hearken to no plea of ignorance, and measure out their rewards and punishments with calm indifference.

  • -- Paul Elmer More 保罗·埃尔默·摩尔

我们生来什么都不知道,经过努力,我们学到的只是一点点;然而,我们始终受到法律的约束,这些法律不听任何无知的辩解,以平静的冷漠来衡量它们的奖惩。

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It is always possible for the court to overreach its proper bounds and perhaps declare a lot of laws unconstitutional and frustrate the will of the majority in a way that it ought not be frustrated.

法院总是有可能超越其适当的界限,也许宣布许多法律违宪,并以一种不应该感到沮丧的方式挫败多数人的意愿。

I believe in something. But I don't believe that anything can hold a grudge for long enough to condemn its creation to eternal punishment. Nobody can hold a grudge that long, even God.

我有信仰。但我不相信有什么东西能长久地怀恨在心,使它的创造受到永恒的惩罚。没有人会怨恨那么久,即使是上帝。

I think everything should be governed by law. We don't want to keep secrets anymore.

我认为一切都应该依法治国。我们不想再保守秘密了。

Long hair is an unpardonable offense which should be punishable by death.

长发是一种不可原谅的罪行,应该判处死刑。