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By liberty I mean the assurance that every man shall be protected in doing what he believes is his duty against the influence of authority and majorities, custom and opinion.

  • -- John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton 阿克顿

我所说的自由，是指确保每个人在做他认为是他的职责的事情时受到保护，不受权威、多数、习俗和意见的影响。

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I don't believe in technological determinism, especially not in biology and medicine. We have strong laws to keep doctors from monkeying around with humans that will remain in place. It's simply not true that everything that is technologically possible gets done.

我不相信技术决定论，尤其是生物学和医学。我们有强有力的法律来阻止医生对人类乱搞，而这些法律将继续存在。并非所有技术上可行的事情都能完成。

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The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed.

生存的全部秘密就是无所畏惧。不要害怕你会变成什么样子，不要依靠任何人。只有当你拒绝所有的帮助时，你才会获得自由。

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A minority is powerless while it conforms to the majority; it is not even a minority then; but it is irresistible when it clogs by its whole weight.

少数服从多数，就没有力量;那时它甚至不是少数;但当它被整个重量卡住时，它是无法抗拒的。

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When great changes occur in history, when great principles are involved, as a rule the majority are wrong. The minority are right.

当历史发生重大变化时，当涉及重大原则时，大多数人通常是错误的。少数人是对的。

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Because I don't believe music can be free unless it has something to be free from.

因为我不相信音乐可以是自由的，除非它有什么东西是自由的。

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If you want to remain at liberty, I suggest you not antagonize your defenders.

如果你想保持自由，我建议你不要与你的辩护者对抗。

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Opinions cannot survive if one has no chance to fight for them.

如果一个人没有机会为自己的观点而战，那么这些观点就无法生存。

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Nothing is as seductive as the assurance of success.

成功的保证是最诱人的。

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I'm just chatty. But I do express my opinion.

我很健谈。但我确实表达了我的观点。

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