Laws are generally not understood by three sorts of persons, viz, by those who make them, by those who execute them, and by those who suffer if they break them.

  • -- George Savile 萨维尔

法律一般不为三种人所理解,即制定法律的人、执行法律的人以及违反法律的人。

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It is to be regretted that few persons who have arrived at any degree of eminence or fame, have written Memorials of themselves, at least such as have embraced their private as well as their public life.

令人遗憾的是,很少有人在取得某种程度的显赫或名望后,为自己写过纪念性的东西,至少像他们这样热爱自己的私生活和公共生活。

First, we could have defied both of them and could have gone to war against both of these nations for this violation of international law and interference with our neutral rights.

首先,我们本可以蔑视他们两个国家,本可以因为这违反国际法和干涉我们的中立权利而对这两个国家发动战争。

We live in a stage of politics, where legislators seem to regard the passage of laws as much more important than the results of their enforcement.

我们生活在一个政治阶段,立法者似乎认为法律的通过比执行结果重要得多。

Friendship is a strong and habitual inclination in two persons to promote the good and happiness of one another.

友谊是两个人为了促进彼此的幸福和幸福而产生的一种强烈的习惯性倾向。