I believe that it is better to tell the truth than a lie. I believe it is better to be free than to be a slave. And I believe it is better to know than to be ignorant.

-- H. L. Mencken 门肯

我相信说实话比说谎好。我相信自由比当奴隶好。我相信知道总比无知好。

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Most of the slaves, who were thus unconditionally freed, returned without any solicitation to their former masters, to serve them, at stated wages; as free men. The work, which they now did, was found to better done than before.

大多数被无条件释放的奴隶，在没有任何请求的情况下，回到他们以前的主人那里，按规定的工资为他们服务;作为自由人。人们发现他们现在做的工作比以前做得好。

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If there be any plausible reason for supposing that we have the right to legislate on the slave interests of the District, you cannot put down the investigation of the subject out of doors, by refusing to receive petitions.

如果我们有任何合理的理由假定我们有权为该地区的奴隶利益立法，那么你就不能拒绝接受请愿书，而把对这个问题的调查放在门外。

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To make me believe that those men who have regulated education in our country have humanity in their hearts is to make me believe a lie.

让我相信那些在我们国家管理教育的人的内心有人性，就是让我相信一个谎言。

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A lie is just the truth waiting to be itself.

谎言就是等待成为自己的真相。

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