公众人物毕业演讲第12期:迈克尔·彭博哈佛大学2014毕业典礼演讲(4)

And it is that union of values that the

正是这两大价值的结合

terrorists who attacked us on September 11th, 2001

让2001年9月11日及2013年4月15日

and on April 15th, 2013 found most threatening

袭击我们的恐怖分子感到恐惧

To them, we were a God-less country

在他们看来 我们是一个不信神的国家

But in fact, there is no country

但事实上 没有任何国家

that protects the core of every faith and philosophy known to human kind

比美利坚合众国更愿意保护

free will more than the United States of America

人类的各种信仰和哲学

That protection, however, rests upon our constant vigilance

不过这种保护 需要依赖于我们持续的警觉

We like to think that the principle of separation of church and state is settled

我们倾向于认为 政教分离的原则已经确立

It is not

实际上没有

And it never will be

而且永远不会

It is up to us to guard it fiercely

我们需要坚决地拥护它

and to ensure that equality under the law means equality under the law for everyone

确保法律条文下规定的平等 对于每个人都是平等的

If you want the freedom to worship as you wish

如果你希望按照自己希望的那样进行宗教活动

to speak as you wish, and to marry whom you wish

按照希望的那样发表言论 同希望的人结婚

you must tolerate my freedom to do so or not do so as well

你就必须宽容我像这样做的自由

What I do may offend you

我做的事可能会冒犯你

You may find my actions immoral or unjust

你可能觉得我的行为不道德或是非正义

But attempting to restrict my freedoms in ways that you would not restrict your own

但你不能用自身没有的限制方式来限制我的自由

leads only to injustice

否则这只会导致不公

We cannot deny others the rights and privileges that we demand for ourselves

我们在自己要求权利的同时 不能否定其他人的相同权利

And that is true in cities

对于城市是这样

and it is no less true at universities

对于大学也同样是这样

where the forces of repression appear to be stronger now, I think

学术压迫的势力正在抬头

than they have been since the 1950s

自1950年代以来 这是最为严重的

When I was growing up, US Senator yes, you can applaud --

在我小时候 美国参议员… 当然 你们可以鼓掌

when I was growing up, US Senator Joe McCarthy was asking

在我小时候 美国参议员乔?麦卡锡问

"Are you now or have you ever been?"

"你现在是不是 曾经是不是"