A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
民主
Democracy
The rightful claim to dissent is an existential right of the individual.
提出异议的正当权利是个人的一项存在权利。
If everyone fought only for his own convictions, there would be no wars.
如果每个人都只为自己的信念而战，就不会有战争。
The triumph of persuasion over force is the sign of a civilized society.
说服战胜武力是文明社会的标志。
As so often before, liberty has been wounded in the house of its friends.
像以往一样，自由在它的朋友家中也常常受到伤害。
No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent.
没有那个人的同意，没有一个人有能力管理另一个人。
The liberties of none are safe unless the liberties of all are protected.
没有人的自由是安全的，除非所有人的自由都得到保护。
Is freedom anything else than the right to live as we wish? Nothing else.
自由就是我们想要的生活的权利吗?什么都没有。
A right is not what someone gives you; it’s what no one can take from you.
权利不是别人给你的;这是没有人能从你身上拿走的。
You cannot parcel out freedom in pieces because freedom is all or nothing.
你不能把自由分割成碎片，因为自由要么是全部，要么什么都不是。
Voters want to know that elections will be conducted fairly and accurately.
选民们想知道选举将会公正而准确地进行。
The spirit of liberty is the spirit which is not too sure that it is right.
自由的精神是那种不能确定自己是否正确的精神。
The fears of one class of men are not the measure of the rights of another.
一类人的恐惧不能衡量另一类人的权利。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
You cannot build character and courage by taking away people's initiative and independence.
你不能通过剥夺人们的主动性和独立性来培养品格和勇气。
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。
The true danger is when liberty is nibbled away, for expedience, and by parts.
真正的危险是自由被蚕食，为了权宜之计，被部分蚕食。
Whether or not we establish freedom rests with ourselves.
我们是否建立自由取决于我们自己。
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。
To protect our freedoms, it seems we're going to have to relinquish some of our freedoms for a short period of time.
为了保护我们的自由，我们似乎不得不在短期内放弃一些自由。