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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We don't consider the battle has ended in Afghanistan... The battle has begun and its fires are picking up. These fires will reach the White House, because it is the center of injustice and tyranny.

我们不认为阿富汗战争已经结束…战斗已经开始,火力正在增强。这些战火将蔓延到白宫,因为它是不公正和暴政的中心。

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。

I don't know how to defend myself: surprised innocence cannot imagine being under suspicion.

我不知道如何为自己辩护:惊讶的天真无法想象受到怀疑。

Politics is but the common pulse-beat, of which revolution is the fever-spasm.

政治不过是共同的脉搏跳动,革命不过是狂热的痉挛。