2011年9月8日 星期四

Vic - Quotes of the Day 26

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In this age, the mere example of nonconformity, the mere refusal to bend the knee to custom, is itself a service.
在這年代,單純的不服從,單純的拒絕屈服於俗例,本身就很有意義。

- John Stuart Mill, philosopher and economist (1806-1873)


I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.
我愛美國甚於世上任何國家,正因如此,我堅守不斷批評她的權利。

- James Baldwin, writer (1924-1987)


None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.
誤以為自己很自由的人,是最無可救藥的奴隸。

- Johann Wolfgang van Goethe, poet, dramatist, novelist, and philosopher (1749-1832)


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