Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.

  • -- Ronald Reagan 罗纳德·里根

自由永远不会超过一代人就会灭绝。我们没有通过血液把病毒传给我们的孩子。我们必须为之奋斗,保护之,并让他们也这样做。

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The fact is that ours is the first generation that can look disease and extreme poverty in the eye, look across the ocean to Africa, and say this, and mean it. We do not have to stand for this. A whole continent written off - we do not have to stand for this.

事实上,我们这一代人是第一代能够正视疾病和极端贫困的人,能够跨越大洋来到非洲,并且说到做到。我们不需要忍受这些。整个大陆都被一笔勾销了——我们不必忍受这种情况。

I don't like giving names to generations. It's like trying to read the song title on a record that's spinning.

我不喜欢给几代人起名字。这就像在旋转的唱片上读一首歌的名字。

We cannot think of being acceptable to others until we have first proven acceptable to ourselves.

只有首先证明自己是可以接受的,我们才会考虑如何被别人接受。

Freedom of conscience entails more dangers than authority and despotism.

良知的自由比权威和专制更危险。