A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
民主
Democracy
In Nicaragua, liberty, equality and the rule of law were the stuff of dreams. But in Paris I discovered the value of those words.
在尼加拉瓜，自由、平等和法治是梦想的内容。但在巴黎，我发现了这些话的价值。
This republic has been much more powerful than it is at present, as it is still likelier, to sink than increase in its dominions.
这个共和国比现在强大得多，因为它的领土下沉的可能性比增加的可能性更大。
The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them.
如果一个民族的统治者的交易可以对他们隐瞒，那么这个民族的自由过去从来没有，将来也永远不会有保障。
Voting is the most precious right of every citizen, and we have a moral obligation to ensure the integrity of our voting process.
投票是每个公民最宝贵的权利，我们有道义上的义务确保我们投票过程的完整性。
When great changes occur in history, when great principles are involved, as a rule the majority are wrong. The minority are right.
当历史发生重大变化时，当涉及重大原则时，大多数人通常是错误的。少数人是对的。
I was heartened that people everywhere want certain basic freedoms, even if they live in a totally different cultural environment.
我感到鼓舞的是，世界各地的人们都想要某些基本的自由，即使他们生活在一个完全不同的文化环境中。
When you go into court you are putting your fate into the hands of twelve people who weren't smart enough to get out of jury duty.
当你上法庭的时候，你把你的命运交给了十二个不够聪明的人，他们没有足够的智慧来逃避陪审团的职责。
It is not the fact of liberty but the way in which liberty is exercised that ultimately determines whether liberty itself survives.
最终决定自由是否存在的不是自由的事实，而是自由的行使方式。
The main object of a revolution is the liberation of man... not the interpretation and application of some transcendental ideology.
革命的主要目的是解放人民。不是一些先验意识形态的解释和应用。
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。
I will feel equality has arrived when we can elect to office women who are as incompetent as some of the men who are already there.
当我们能够选出和一些已经任职的男性一样无能的女性担任公职时，我将感到平等已经到来。
My personal view is always I'm in favour of anything that gives parliament a greater say. That's after all what we were elected for.
我个人的观点是，我总是赞成给予议会更大发言权的任何事情。这毕竟是我们当选的原因。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
The history of men's opposition to women's emancipation is more interesting perhaps than the story of that emancipation itself.
男性反对女性解放的历史也许比解放本身的故事更有趣。
You might as well expect rivers to run backwards as any man born free to be contented penned up.
你可能会认为河流会倒流，就像任何生来就满足于被囚禁的人一样。
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。
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。
I'll always prefer to play with women and hang out with women, and I'll always be a feminist.
我总是更喜欢和女人一起玩，和女人一起出去玩，我永远是一个女权主义者。
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。