A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
自由
Freedom
It is within your power at this very moment not only to consumate an act of enlightened statesmanship, but, as the instrument of the Almighty, to restore to freedom a race of men.
在这一时刻，你们不仅有能力完成一项开明的政治家风范，而且作为全能的工具，有能力恢复人类的自由。
The door of conciliation and compromise is finally closed by our adversaries, and it remains only to us to meet the conflict with the dignity and firmness of men worthy of freedom.
和解与妥协的大门最终被我们的对手关闭，我们只剩下以配得上自由的人的尊严和坚定来应付冲突。
And what sort of philosophical doctrine is thi - that numbers confer unlimited rights, that they take from some persons all rights over themselves, and vest these rights in others.
这是一种什么样的哲学学说呢?那就是数字赋予人们无限的权利，他们从某些人那里夺走对自己的一切权利，并把这些权利授予其他人。
Freedom is not a gift nor does it simply exist for us to have, but rather it is a sacred duty, and its blessed yield of hope is born from none other than the blood of the innocent.
自由不是一种天赋，也不是我们所能拥有的，而是一种神圣的责任，它所带来的希望是无辜之人的鲜血所孕育的。
If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.
如果除一人之外的所有人都持同一种意见，那么人类就没有理由压制那个人，正如他如果有权力，也没有理由压制人类一样。
I think the definition of an artist is not necessarily tied into excellence or talent; an artist is somebody who, if you took away their freedom to make art, would lose their mind.
我认为艺术家的定义并不一定与卓越或天赋有关;艺术家是这样的人，如果你剥夺了他们创作艺术的自由，他们就会失去理智。
An almost hysterical antagonism toward the gold standard is one issue which unites statists of all persuasions. They seem to sense... that gold and economic freedom are inseparable.
对金本位制度近乎歇斯底里的反对，是将各种信仰的中央集权主义者团结在一起的一个问题。他们似乎感觉到……黄金和经济自由是不可分割的。
There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach the mountaintop of our desires.
通往自由的道路并不平坦，我们中的许多人将不得不一次又一次地穿过死亡阴影的山谷，才能到达我们欲望的顶峰。
If there were in the world today any large number of people who desired their own happiness more than they desired the unhappiness of others, we could have a paradise in a few years.
如果今天世界上有很多人渴望自己的幸福多于他人的不幸，那么几年之后我们就可以拥有一个天堂。
I strongly support European sanctions against Mugabe and his ruling clique. We must do all in our power to help the people of Zimbabwe achieve their freedom and prosperity once again.
我坚决支持欧洲制裁穆加贝及其统治集团。我们必须尽一切力量帮助津巴布韦人民再次获得自由和繁荣。
There is a wonderful mythical law of nature that the three things we crave most in life -- happiness, freedom, and peace of mind -- are always attained by giving them to someone else.
有一个奇妙的神话般的自然法则，我们在生活中最渴望的三样东西——幸福、自由和内心的平静——总是通过给予别人而得到的。
Jazz stands for freedom. It's supposed to be the voice of freedom: Get out there and improvise, and take chances, and don't be a perfectionist - leave that to the classical musicians.
爵士乐代表自由。这应该是自由的声音:走出去，即兴发挥，抓住机会，不要做一个完美主义者——把这留给古典音乐家。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
To say that any people are not fit for freedom, is to make poverty their choice, and to say they had rather be loaded with taxes than not.
说任何一个人都不适合自由，就是让贫困成为他们的选择，说他们宁愿背负重税也不愿不负担。
The saving man becomes the free man.
储蓄的人成为自由的人。
Many politicians are in the habit of laying it down as a self-evident proposition that no people ought to be free till they are fit to use their freedom. The maxim is worthy of the fool in the old story who resolved not to go into the water till he had learned to swim.
许多政治家习惯于把它作为一个不言自明的命题，即在人们能够充分利用他们的自由之前，没有人应该是自由的。这句格言就像古老故事里的傻瓜，他决定在学会游泳之前不下水。
No man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive, create or produce, but all should be encouraged to reveal themselves, their perceptions and emotions, and to build confidence in the creative spirit.
没有人有权规定其他人应该感知、创造或生产什么，但应该鼓励所有人展示自己、自己的感知和情感，并在创新精神中建立信心。
Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.
焦虑是自由的眩晕。
Keep your best wishes, close to your heart and watch what happens.
把你最好的祝福放在心里，看看会发生什么。