The effect of liberty to individuals is that they may do what they please: we ought to see what it will please them to do, before we risk congratulations.

  • -- Edmund Burke 埃德蒙伯克

自由对个人的影响是,他们可以做他们喜欢做的事:我们应该先看看他们喜欢做什么,然后再冒险祝贺他们。

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String Theory describes energy and matter as being composed of tiny, wiggling strands of energy that look like strings. And the pitch of a string's vibration determines the nature of its effect.

弦理论将能量和物质描述为由看起来像弦的微小的、摆动的能量链组成。弦的振动的音高决定了它的效果的性质。

That liberty is a great thing we may know from our own feelings, and we may likewise judge so from the conduct of the white-people, in the late war.

自由是一件伟大的事情,我们可以从自己的感情中知道,我们也可以从战争后期白人的行为中判断出来。

The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.

自由之树必须不时地以爱国者和暴君的鲜血来更新。

I begin by considering an effect.

我从考虑效果开始。