A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
民主
Democracy
Opinions cannot survive if one has no chance to fight for them.
如果一个人没有机会为自己的观点而战，那么这些观点就无法生存。
Divorce is a declaration of independence with only two signers.
离婚是一份只有两个签名者的独立宣言。
The jury has the right to determine both the law and the facts.
陪审团有权决定法律和事实。
A liberty subject to law and subordinate to the common welfare.
服从法律、从属于共同福利的自由。
A well-instructed people alone can be permanently a free people.
只有受过良好教育的人民才能永远成为自由的人民。
Liberty is always dangerous, but it is the safest thing we have.
自由总是危险的，但它是我们所拥有的最安全的东西。
Just because we can't be together doesn't mean I don't love you.
不能在一起并不代表我不爱你。
A people that wants to be free must arm itself with a free press.
一个想要自由的民族必须用新闻自由武装自己。
Of course, there can be serious injustices within free societies.
当然，在自由社会中可能存在严重的不公正。
Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
自由，当它开始生根时，是一株迅速生长的植物。
Free and civilized societies do not hold prisoners incommunicado.
自由文明的社会不会孤立地关押囚犯。
Intellect does not attain its full force unless it attacks power.
除非智慧攻击权力，否则它不会达到它的全部力量。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.
贫富之间的不平衡是所有共和国中最古老和最致命的弊病。
The cry of equality pulls everyone down.
平等的呼声把每个人都拉了下来。
I believe that free and civilized societies do not hold prisoners incommunicado.
我认为，自由和文明的社会不会孤立地关押囚犯。
We hope and we've made clear that the forces need to come out. It needs to be full and complete withdrawal. Our position is it needs to be done as soon as possible so that the elections can be free, fair and free of outside influence.
我们希望，我们已经明确表示，部队需要出动。它需要是完全和彻底的撤退。我们的立场是，必须尽快完成这项工作，使选举能够自由、公正和不受外来影响。
Freedom of the press is not an end in itself but a means to the end of achieving a free society.
新闻自由本身不是目的，而是实现自由社会的一种手段。