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正如我提到过的,我认为我必须帮助所有人保护他们的言论自由,尽管我不同意他们的意见。我必须倾听并研究可信赖的观点;有时我会从中学到很多。任何个人或国家都无法垄断智慧或才能。我想,一个人或一个家变得骄傲自满之时,便是它令人深感忧虑之时。对他人的观点置若罔闻的人,显示出他在自己的观点上完全缺乏自信。

毫无疑问,美国人所固有的权利是在所有领域中享有平等的经济机会、保护适当的生活条件、用以培养孩子的道德和精神的足够的经济基础、在法律和上帝面前平等的身份与朋友自由交往的权利。只有当人们能自由地思考和发言时,这些权利才能得到保护和发展。如果我试图阻止一个背景不同的公民在任何话题上自由地表达自己的想法,我就违背了民主的基本原则。我已经对与我密切相关的问题上阐述了自己的一些想法。我想我们应该乐观地看待美国理想的将来,只要人们能够并将毫无畏惧地说出他们的信念。

在漫长而忙碌的人生旅途中,有一条正确的生活哲学指引我们的生活,会大大减少我们走弯路的几率,并适用你的家庭、日常生活、政治活动以及人际关系,它是亘古不变的,那就是:付出才会有收获。

The Only Way to Make a Friend

Herbert H。 Lehman

So many things affect a man’s philosophy and his life that I find it difficult to put into words my personal beliefs。 I hesitate1 to speak of them publicly for fear of giving the appearance of preaching。

Two convictions; however; I believe have more than any others influenced my thinking both in private and in public life。

First; monplace as it may sound; I am convinced that what we get out of life is in direct proportion to what we put into it。 Second; I must respect the opinions of others even if I disagree with them。

Throughout my long and rather busy career I have always held firmly to the belief that I owe life as much as it owns to me。 If that philosophy is sound; and I believe it is; it applies; I hope; to all of my activities—to my home; to my daily work; to my politics; and above all things to my relationships to others。书 包 网 txt小说上传分享

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Life is not a one…way street。 What I do; wha

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