You can't substitute promise after promise with known violators of prior promises at the expense of protecting ourselves or setting an example.

-- Freddie Dalton Thompson 弗雷迪·道尔顿·汤普森

你不能以保护自己或树立榜样为代价，用已知的违反先前承诺的人来代替一个接一个的承诺。

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I think it's easiest to teach by example. My dad didn't tell us to work hard; we just saw how hard he worked. I know I have shortcomings - like a short fuse - but I've learned you can't come home from a long day of work and snap at the kids.

我认为以身作则最容易。我爸爸没有告诉我们要努力工作;我们只是看到他工作有多努力。我知道我有缺点，比如脾气暴躁，但是我知道你不能在一天的工作后回到家对孩子发脾气。

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It may be an extreme example brought about by abnormal circumstances - but the criteria of human rights kick in, surely, precisely when the conditions are extreme and the situation is abnormal.

这可能是异常情况所带来的一个极端例子- -但是，人权的标准肯定是在极端情况和异常情况下发挥作用的。

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We promise in proportion to our hopes, and we deliver in proportion to our fears.

我们的承诺与我们的希望成正比，我们的承诺与我们的恐惧成正比。

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People change, and promises are broken.

人会变，承诺也会被打破。

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