It's a dream of changing the tradition, of having that individual voice added to the tradition, to have it become part of the official heritage and yet at odds with it, casting a different light back.

这是试图改变传统的梦想，试图在传统中,加入自己的声音，让其成为官方遗产的一部分,尽管格格不入，在后面投入一片不一样的光亮。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

It is the philosopher's reliance on his own reason that frees him from the dangerous authority of the state and safeguards the individual from complicity in the injustice and evils that seem to be a necessary part of political life.

哲学家信赖自己的理智,因为那使他远离,危险的国家权威,并守护个体,不与不义及邪恶合流,那似乎已成政治生活的必备部份。

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