A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
自由
Freedom
A man’s spirit is free, but his pride binds him with chains of suffocation in a prison of his own insecurities.
人的心灵是自由的，但他的骄傲用窒息的锁链把他捆绑在自己不安全的监牢里。
It is the preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else that prevents us from living freely and nobly.
正是对财产的执著阻碍了我们自由而高尚地生活。
You will not make a man wiser by taking freedom of action from him. A man can only learn when he is free to act.
你不能通过剥夺一个人的行动自由而使他变得更聪明。一个人只有在行动自由时才能学习。
Freedom and opportunity are precious gifts and the purpose of our politics is to expand them, for all our people.
自由和机会是珍贵的礼物，我们政治的目的是为全体人民扩大它们。
Whenever men take the law into their own hands, the loser is the law. And when the law loses, freedom languishes.
若人凌驾于法律，则法将不法。若法已不法，则自由必将沦陷。
Those that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
那些能够放弃基本自由而获得一点暂时安全的人，既不配享有自由，也不配享有安全。
The only way to make sure people you agree with can speak is to support the rights of people you don't agree with.
确保你同意的人能说话的唯一方法就是支持你不同意的人的权利。
Their poverty secured their freedom, since our desires and our possessions are the strongest fetters of despotism.
他们的贫困保障了他们的自由，因为我们的欲望和财产是专制制度最强大的枷锁。
Human freedom involves our capacity to pause, to choose the one response toward which we wish to throw our weight.
人类的自由包括我们有能力停下来，选择一个我们想要施加影响的反应。
Freedom is not the absence of commitments, but the ability to choose - and commit myself to - what is best for me.
自由不是没有承诺，而是选择——并承诺自己——对自己最好的东西的能力。
It does not take a majority to prevail but rather a tireless, irate minority, keen to set brush fires in the minds.
获胜并不需要多数人的支持，而是需要不知疲倦、愤怒的少数人的支持，他们渴望在头脑中点燃一团灌木丛。
If there's one observation that rings true in today's changing world, it is that freedom and peace go hand in hand.
在当今不断变化的世界里，如果有一种说法听起来是正确的，那就是自由与和平是相辅相成的。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
当我们让自己的光芒闪耀时，我们无意识地允许别人也这样做。当我们从恐惧中解放出来时，我们的存在自动地解放了他人。
A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.
一个把特权看得比原则更重要的民族很快就会失去两者。
For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.
因为自由不仅仅是挣脱自己的枷锁，而是以尊重和增进他人自由的方式生活。
You have a choice. Live or die. Every breath is a choice. Every minute is a choice. To be or not to be.
你有一个选择。是死是活。每一次呼吸都是一种选择。每一分钟都是一种选择。生存还是毁灭。
If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.
如果一个自由的社会不能帮助许多穷人，它就不能拯救少数富人。
Freedom lies in being bold.
自由在于勇敢。