It is the common fate of the indolent to see their rights become a prey to the active. The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance; which condition if he break, servitude is at once the consequence of his crime and the punishment of his guilt.

  • -- John Philpot Curran 约翰·菲尔波特·柯伦

懒汉的共同命运是看到他们的权利成为积极分子的牺牲品。上帝赋予人自由的条件是永远保持警惕;如果他打破了这一条件,奴役就是他犯罪的结果,也是对他罪行的惩罚。

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Class action lawsuits are an important part of our legal system. All citizens should have the right to band together and settle grievances with bigger companies, but that system is broken and it needs fixing.

集体诉讼是我国法律制度的重要组成部分。所有公民都应该有权团结起来,解决与大公司之间的不满,但这个体系已经崩溃,需要修复。

To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim you don't grab hold of the water, because if you do you will sink and drown. Instead you relax, and float.

有信心就是把自己托付给水。当你游泳时,你不会抓住水,因为如果你这样做,你会沉下去淹死。相反,你放松,漂浮。

Well, I don't think prisons are the answer to everything, obviously.

显然,我不认为监狱是解决所有问题的答案。

The fifth freedom is freedom from ignorance.

第五种自由是无明的自由。