Taught to regard a part of our own Species in the most abject and contemptible Degree below us, we lose that Idea of the dignity of Man which the Hand of Nature had implanted in us, for great and useful purposes.

-- George Mason IV 乔治梅森四世

我们被教导要以比我们更卑贱和可鄙的程度来看待我们自己种族的一部分，为了伟大和有用的目的，我们失去了大自然之手植入我们心中的人的尊严的观念。

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Science will explain how but not why. It talks about what is, not what ought to be. Science is descriptive, not prescriptive; it can tell us about causes but it cannot tell us about purposes. Indeed, science disavows purposes.

科学将解释如何做，但不会解释为什么。它谈论的是什么，而不是应该是什么。科学是描述性的，而不是说明性的;它能告诉我们原因，但不能告诉我们目的。的确，科学否定目的。

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We were therefore obliged to unload our boats of their cargoes and pass them empty over the falls by means of long cords which we had provided for such purposes.

因此，我们不得不把船上的货物卸下来，用我们为这类目的准备的长绳子把货物空空如也地拉过瀑布。

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Now, drama is quite useful at helping us to understand what our position is and, conversely, we might then understand why our theatre is being destroyed.

现在，戏剧在帮助我们理解我们的处境时非常有用，相反，我们可能会理解为什么我们的剧院正在被摧毁。

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I like being mistaken for someone useful.

我喜欢被误认为是有用的人。

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