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爱国主义
Patriotism
I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country.
我唯一遗憾的是,我只有一次生命可以献给我的祖国。
I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.
我唯一遗憾的是,我只有一次生命可以献给我的祖国。
What pity is it That we can die, but once to serve our country.
可惜的是,我们可以死,但只有一次为我们的国家服务。
My Country! When right keep it right; when wrong, set it right!
我的国家!当正确时保持正确;错了就改过来!
Patriotism was a living fire of unquestioned belief and purpose.
爱国主义是毫无疑问的信念和目标的熊熊烈火。
Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind.
民族主义是一种幼稚的疾病。它是人类的麻疹。
I have no sense of patriotism, but I do have a sense of community.
我没有爱国主义,但我有一种集体意识。
I have long believed that sacrifice is the pinnacle of patriotism.
我一直认为牺牲是爱国主义的最高境界。
There are no points of the compass on the chart of true patriotism.
在真正的爱国主义的地图上没有指南针。
Patriotism is a arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles.
爱国主义是对不动产的任意崇拜,凌驾于原则之上。
Patriotism is an instant reaction that fades away when the war starts.
爱国主义是一种即时的反应,当战争开始时,这种反应就会消失。
Patriotism demands the ability to feel shame as much as to feel pride.
爱国主义既要求感到自豪,也要求感到羞耻。
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The very idea of true patriotism is lost, and the term has been prostituted to the very worst of purposes. A patriot, sir! Why, patriots spring up like mushrooms!
真正爱国主义的概念已经丧失,这个词已经被用在最坏的目的上。一个爱国者,先生!啊,爱国者像蘑菇一样冒出来了!
Patriotism is often an arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles.
爱国主义往往是对房地产的一种专横的崇拜,凌驾于原则之上。
A nation is a society united by a delusion about its ancestry and by common hatred of its neighbours.
一个国家是一个由对其祖先的错觉和对其邻国的共同仇恨而团结起来的社会。
Each man must for himself alone decide what is right and what is wrong, which course is patriotic and which isn't. You cannot shirk this and be a man. To decide against your conviction is to be an unqualified and excusable traitor, both to yourself and to your country, let me label you as they may.
每个人必须自己决定什么是对的,什么是错的,什么是爱国的,什么不是。你不能逃避,要像个男人。无论对你自己还是对你的国家,对你的定罪作出反对的决定都是一个毫无资格和可以原谅的叛徒,让我给你贴上这样的标签吧。
The tree of liberty needs to be watered from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
自由之树需要不时地用爱国者和暴君的鲜血浇灌。
A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new, when an age ends, and when the sound of a nation, long suppressed, finds utterance.
当我们从旧时代跨入新时代,当一个时代结束,当一个长期受到压制的国家发出声音的时候,一个时刻来临了,这在历史上是罕见的。