本杰明•富兰克林语录

本杰明•富兰克林语录

It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority.

质疑权威是每个公民的首要责任。

——本杰明•富兰克林

War is when the government tells you who the bad guy is. Revolution is when you decide that for yourself.

战争是政府告诉你谁是坏人。革命是你自己决定谁是坏人。

——本杰明•富兰克林

Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are.

正义只有在不是受害者的人和受害者一样愤慨时才能得到伸张。

——本杰明•富兰克林

Those who surrender freedom for security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one.

为了安全放弃自由的人，自由和安全都不会得到，也不配得到。

——本杰明•富兰克林

Never ruin an apology with an excuse.

不要用一个借口毁掉一个道歉。

——本杰明•富兰克林

We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.

我们生来都是无知的，但要保持愚蠢，你得努力才行。

——本杰明•富兰克林

If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth writing.

如果你不想一死就被忘记，要么写点值得读的东西，要么做点值得写的事情。

——本杰明•富兰克林《穷理查年鉴》

当你想要指出某些人的问题的时候，最好先对他的某些方面进行赞同，不要吝惜自己的赞美，赞美并不意味谄媚，讨好，而是能够让别人更容易接受你意见的方法。

——本杰明•富兰克林 《富兰克林自传》