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。
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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 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。
The welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants, and it provides the further advantage of giving the servants of tyranny a good conscience.
尤其是人民的福祉一直是暴君的托辞,它还提供了进一步的好处,使暴政的仆从们有一个良好的良心。
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。
I draw the line in the dust and toss the gauntlet before the feet of tyranny, and I say segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever.
我在尘土中划清界限,把铁腕扔到暴政脚下,我说,现在实行种族隔离,明天实行种族隔离,永远实行种族隔离。