My grandfather was a man, when he talked about freedom, his attitude was really interesting. His view was that you had obligations or you had responsibilities, and when you fulfilled those obligations or responsibilities, that then gave you the liberty to do other things.

  • -- Clarence Thomas 克拉伦斯·托马斯

我的祖父是一个男人,当他谈论自由时,他的态度非常有趣。他的观点是,你有义务或责任,当你履行了这些义务或责任,你就有了做其他事情的自由。

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All the evidence shows very clearly that if you are a member of a trade union you are likely to get better pay, more equal pay, better health and safety, more chance to get training, more chance to have conditions of work that help if you have caring responsibilities... the list goes on!

所有的证据显示得很清楚,如果你是工会的一员你可能会得到更好的待遇,更多的同工同酬,更好的健康和安全,更多的培训机会,更多有条件的工作机会,帮助如果你有照顾的责任……这样的例子不胜枚举!

The real question is: How do you react? What do you do next? Evade responsibilities? Bury yourself in work? What do you do? All three of my novels take up that question, although none gives an answer.

真正的问题是:你如何反应?接下来你要做什么?逃避责任?埋头工作?你是做什么的?我的三部小说都回答了这个问题,尽管没有一部给出答案。

When liberty is mentioned, we must always be careful to observe whether it is not really the assertion of private interests which is thereby designated.

当提到自由时,我们必须始终谨慎地观察,这是不是真正的主张个人利益,从而被指定。

I've made it clear to my agents that I want more interesting stuff.

我已经向我的经纪人明确表示,我想要更有趣的东西。

I'm just trying to do things that are interesting for me.

我只是想做一些对我来说有趣的事情。

Liberty is the most precious gift we offer our citizens.

自由是我们给公民的最珍贵的礼物。