Of course it's why you want to become a writer - because you have the liberty to do that, but once you have the liberty you also have the obligation to do it.

  • -- Tobias Wolff 托比亚斯·沃尔夫

当然,这就是为什么你想成为一名作家——因为你有这样做的自由,但一旦你有了自由,你也有义务去做。

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We as a Congress have a moral obligation to bring justice to the families of these victims. Furthermore, as a society based on laws, we have a responsibility to ensure that criminals don't go unpunished.

作为国会,我们有道义上的责任为这些受害者的家属伸张正义。此外,作为一个以法律为基础的社会,我们有责任确保罪犯不会逍遥法外。

The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community against his will is to prevent harm to others.

违背文明社会任何成员的意愿,对其正当行使权力的唯一目的是防止伤害他人。

Thus, in a real sense, I am constantly writing autobiography, but I have to turn it into fiction in order to give it credibility.

因此,实际上,我一直在写自传, 但我必须把它变成小说,以赋予它可信度。

If anything bad happens, the media will leap on it. We're under a huge obligation to be successful.

如果有什么不好的事情发生,媒体会马上报道。我们肩负着取得成功的巨大责任。

Really, becoming a writer sounds more like a mental illness than a professional choice.

说真的,成为一名作家听起来更像是一种精神疾病,而不是职业选择。

We are all of us the worse for too much liberty.

我们所有人都因为太多的自由而变得更糟。