The need of expansion is as genuine an instinct in man as the need in a plant for the light, or the need in man himself for going upright. The love of liberty is simply the instinct in man for expansion.

  • -- Matthew Arnold 阿诺德

扩张的需要是人类真正的本能,就像植物需要光明,或者人类自己需要直立行走一样。对自由的热爱只是人类扩张的本能。

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Since Social Security faces a large gap between what it promises younger workers and what it can afford to pay them, private savings will likely need to play a larger role in retirement planning for younger workers.

由于社会保障制度在承诺给年轻员工的养老金和支付能力之间存在巨大差距,私人储蓄可能需要在为年轻员工制定退休计划方面发挥更大的作用。

There is nothing that I shudder at more than the idea of a separation of the Union. Should such an event ever happen, which I fervently pray God to avert, from that date I view our liberty gone.

一想到要脱离联邦,我就不寒而栗。我虔诚地祈求上帝不要发生这样的事情,如果真的发生了,从那天起,我就会看到我们的自由消失了。

Ultimately we need to recognize that while humans continue to build urban landscapes, we share these spaces with others species.

最终,我们需要认识到,当人类继续建造城市景观时,我们与其他物种共享这些空间。

Liberty is not merely a privilege to be conferred; it is a habit to be acquired.

自由不仅仅是一种被授予的特权;这是一种需要养成的习惯。