The mere holding of slaves, therefore, is a condition having per se nothing of moral character in it, any more than the being a parent, or employer, or ruler.

  • -- Samuel Morse 莫尔斯

因此,仅仅拥有奴隶本身并没有任何道德品质,就像为人父母、雇主或统治者一样。

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The pretended physical philosophy of modern days strips Man of all his moral attributes, or holds them of no account in the estimate of his origin and place in the created world.

现代的假物理哲学剥夺了人的一切道德属性,或者在估计他的起源和在被创造的世界中的地位时不考虑这些属性。

If the poet has pursued a moral objective, he has diminished his poetic force.

如果诗人追求道德目标,他的诗歌力量就会减弱。

Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side, which he never shows to anybody.

每个人都是月亮,都有不为人知的阴暗面。

Plot and character are virtually the same thing.

情节和人物实际上是一回事。