A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
暴政
Tyranny
Peace without justice is tyranny.
没有正义的和平是暴政。
Beware the tyranny of the minority.
当心少数人的暴政。
Bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny.
恶法是最坏的暴政。
Treachery is noble when aimed at tyranny.
以暴政为目标的背叛是高尚的。
Slaves would be tyrants were the chance theirs
如果机会属于他们,奴隶就会成为暴君
Rebellion against tyrants is obedience to God.
反抗暴君就是服从上帝。
The tyranny of a multitude is a multiplied tyranny.
群众的暴政是成倍的暴政。
Men must be governed by God or they will be ruled by tyrants.
人必须被上帝统治,否则他们将被暴君统治。
Under conditions of tyranny it is far easier to act than to think.
在专制的条件下,行动比思考容易得多。
For somehow this disease inheres in tyranny, never to trust one's friends.
因为这种病不知何故就存在于专制之中,永远不要相信自己的朋友。
All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.
所有暴政要站稳脚跟,都需要有良知的人保持沉默。
Revolution is engendered by an indignation with tyranny, yet is itself pregnant with tyranny.
革命产生于对暴政的愤慨,而革命本身孕育着暴政。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
He that rebels against reason is a real rebel, but he that in defence of reason rebels against tyranny has a better title to Defender of the Faith, than George the Third.
反对理性的人是真正的叛逆者,但为捍卫理性而反对暴政的人比乔治三世更有资格捍卫信仰。
You may talk of the tyranny of Nero and Tiberius; but the real tyranny is the tyranny of your next-door neighbor.
你可以谈论尼禄和提比略的暴政;但真正的暴政是你隔壁邻居的暴政。
Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and oppressions of body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of day.
普遍地启发人民,身体和精神的暴政和压迫就会像邪恶的幽灵一样在黎明时分消失。
The desire for liberty has also made itself felt as struggle against domestic tyranny or arbitrary rule.
对自由的渴望也使人感到是对国内暴政或专制统治的斗争。
There is no worse tyranny than to force a man to pay for what he does not want merely because you think it would be good for him.
没有比强迫一个人为他不想要的东西付出代价更糟糕的暴政了,仅仅因为你认为这对他有好处。
The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home.
历史上,抵御外来危险的手段已经成为国内暴政的工具。