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War involves in its progress such a train of unforeseen circumstances that no human wisdom can calculate the end; it has but one thing certain, and that is to increase taxes.

  • -- Thomas Paine 托马斯·潘恩

在战争的发展过程中，出现了一系列不可预见的情况，人类的智慧无法估计其结局;只有一件事是肯定的，那就是增税。

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Nobody wants to pay higher taxes. But do you want your kids to get a good education? You have to pay for that. Do you want Medicare for senior citizens? I do. We have to pay for it.

没有人愿意付更高的税。但是你想让你的孩子接受良好的教育吗?你必须为此付出代价。你想为老年人提供医疗保险吗?我做的事。我们必须为此付出代价。

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I really have no ulterior motive in taking on certain roles. I have no larger issue that I really want to show people. I'm an actor, that's all. I just do what I do.

我真的没有什么不可告人的动机来扮演某些角色。我没有更大的问题想要展示给大家。我是个演员，仅此而已。我只是做我该做的。

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Oh, I see people everywhere. Some are celebs, but most of my friends are just regular people. The thing is, even celebs are normal people too. Just people.

哦，到处都是人。有些是名人，但我的大多数朋友只是普通人。问题是，即使是名人也是普通人。只是人。

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It is vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquillity: they must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it.

说人类应该满足于平静是徒劳的，他们必须有行动;如果他们找不到，他们会成功的。

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There never was and is not likely soon to be a nation of philosophers, nor am I certain it is desirable that there should be.

过去从来没有，现在也不太可能很快就会出现一个哲学家的国家，我也不确定是否应该出现这样一个国家。

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This solution may not appeal to our human pride, but the problem is that our human pride in itself is sinful.

这个解决方案可能不会吸引我们人类的骄傲，但问题是我们人类的骄傲本身就是罪恶的。

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The most valuable thing you can make is a mistake - you can't learn anything from being perfect.

你能做的最有价值的事情就是犯错——你不能从完美中学到任何东西。

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If we think of what's up ahead, with climate change and wars over water, it's very frightening.

如果我们想想未来会发生什么，气候变化和水资源战争，这是非常可怕的。

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All wars are full of stories that sound like fiction.

所有的战争都充满了听起来像小说的故事。

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The reward of energy, enterprise and thrift is taxes.

精力、进取心和节俭的回报是税收。

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