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Men in authority will always think that criticism of their policies is dangerous. They will always equate their policies with patriotism, and find criticism subversive.

  • -- Henry Steele Commager 康马杰

当权者总是认为批评他们的政策是危险的。他们总是把自己的政策等同于爱国主义，认为批评具有颠覆性。

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Those who won our independence... valued liberty as an end and as a means. They believed liberty to be the secret of happiness and courage to be the secret of liberty.

那些赢得我们独立的人…将自由视为目的和手段。他们认为自由是幸福的秘密，勇气是自由的秘密。

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There is only one justification for universities, as distinguished from trade schools. They must be centers of criticism.

对于大学来说，区别于贸易学校，只有一个理由。他们一定是批评的中心。

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We'll try to cooperate fully with the IRS, because, as citizens, we feel a strong patriotic duty not to go to jail.

我们将努力与国税局充分合作，因为作为公民，我们有强烈的爱国责任不去坐牢。

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The truth is that the more responsible the media outlet, the more responsive they are to constructive criticism.

事实是，媒体越负责任，他们对建设性批评的反应就越快。

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We have to hate our immediate predecessors to get free of their authority.

我们必须憎恨我们的前任才能摆脱他们的权威。

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The faith that stands on authority is not faith.

立在权柄上的信心，不是信心。

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