The memory of oppressed people is one thing that cannot be taken away, and for such people, with such memories, revolt is always an inch below the surface.

  • -- Howard Zinn 霍华德·津恩

被压迫人民的记忆是一件无法消除的东西,对于这样的人来说,有了这样的记忆,反抗总是藏在表面之下。

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Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err. It passes my comprehension how human beings, be they ever so experienced and able, can delight in depriving other human beings of that precious right.

如果自由不意味着犯错的自由,那么它就不值得拥有。我无法理解,人类,无论他们多么有经验和能力,如何能以剥夺他人的这种宝贵权利为乐。

Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man's original virtue. It is through disobedience that progress has been made, through disobedience and through rebellion.

在任何读过历史的人看来,不服从是人的本性。进步是通过不服从,通过不服从和反叛取得的。

The master's tools will never dismantle the master's house. They may allow us temporarily to beat him at his own game, but they will never allow us to bring about genuine change.

主人的工具永远拆不开主人的房子。他们可能允许我们暂时在他自己的游戏中打败他,但他们永远不会允许我们带来真正的改变。

Injustice never rules forever.

不公正永远不会统治一切。