Liberty without virtue would be no blessing to us.

-- Benjamin Rush 本杰明·拉什

没有美德的自由对我们是没有好处的。

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Learned institutions ought to be favorite objects with every free people. They throw that light over the public mind which is the best security against crafty and dangerous encroachments on the public liberty.

学术机构应该是每一个自由人民最喜爱的对象。它们使公众意识到，这是防止狡诈和危险侵犯公众自由的最佳保障。

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Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.

勇气是所有美德中最重要的，因为没有勇气，你就不能持续地实践任何其他美德。没有勇气，你可以反复练习任何美德，但没有勇气，你将一事无成。

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Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.

那些愿意放弃基本自由而换取一点暂时安全的人，既不配享有自由，也不配享有安全。

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Virtue is its own revenge.

美德本身就是一种报复。

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