Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man's original virtue. It is through disobedience that progress has been made, through disobedience and through rebellion.

  • -- Oscar Wilde 奥斯卡王尔德

在任何读过历史的人看来,不服从是人的本性。进步是通过不服从,通过不服从和反叛取得的。

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An individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for the law.

一个人如果违反了良心告诉他是不公正的法律,并且心甘情愿地接受监禁的惩罚,以唤起社会对其不公正的良心,那么他实际上是在表达对法律的最高尊重。

Human history begins with man's act of disobedience which is at the very same time the beginning of his freedom and development of his reason.

人类的历史始于人类的反抗行为,而这正是人类自由和理性发展的开端。

Intelligent discontent is the mainspring of civilization. Progress is born of agitation. It is agitation or stagnation.

明智的不满是文明的主要源泉。进步源于激荡。它是躁动或停滞。

Those are fools however learned who have not learned to walk with the world.

没有学会与世界同行的人,才是有学问的傻瓜。

The Cause of Women is generally the Cause of Virtue.

妇女的事业一般是美德的事业。

Last guys don't finish nice.

最后一个人的结局并不好。