A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
民主
Democracy
We prefer self-government with danger to servitude in tranquility.
我们宁愿在危险中自治，也不愿在平静中受奴役。
I do not believe in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.
我不相信个人无知的集体智慧。
Men may die, but the fabrics of free institutions remains unshaken.
人可能会死，但自由制度的结构仍未动摇。
There will never be a new world order until women are a part of it.
除非妇女成为世界新秩序的一部分，否则永远不会有新的世界秩序。
Peace becomes a fantasy when egos are promoted and facts distorted.
当自我膨胀、事实扭曲时，和平就成了幻想。
The people must know that from this day on, we want their opinions.
人民必须知道，从今天起，我们要听取他们的意见。
The most important political office is that of the private citizen.
最重要的政治职务是普通公民的职务。
If all men are born free, how is it that all women are born slaves?
如果所有的男人生来都是自由的，为什么所有的女人生来就是奴隶?
Tolerance only for those who agree with you is no tolerance at all.
只容忍那些与你意见一致的人根本就不是容忍。
We should silence anyone who opposes the right to freedom of speech.
我们应该压制任何反对言论自由的人。
Our officers and men behaved like men who are determined to be free.
我们的军官和人民表现得像决心获得自由的人。
Bad officials are the ones elected by good citizens who do not vote.
坏官员是由不投票的好公民选出来的。
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Voting is the foundational act that breathes life into the principle of the consent of the governed.
投票是赋予被统治者同意原则以生命的基本行为。
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。
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。
For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a well-organized and armed militia is their best security.
对于自由的人民，并打算保持自由的人民，有组织和武装的民兵是他们最好的保障。
The Nordic countries are leading the way on women's equality, recognizing women as equal citizens rather than commodities for sale.
北欧国家正在妇女平等方面发挥带头作用，承认妇女是平等的公民，而不是出售的商品。
Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.
那些愿意放弃基本自由而换取一点暂时安全的人，既不配享有自由，也不配享有安全。