Is it not palpably nearer the truth to say that no man was ever born free and that no two men were ever born equal?

是否应该说,没有人生来就是自由的,也不可能人人生下来都是平等的

耶鲁公开课 - 美国内战与重建课程节选

Haze poked his toe in his side, and he wheezed for a second and then was quiet. "Two things I can't stand," Haze said, "a man that ain't true, and one that mocks what is. You shouldn't ever have tampered with me if you didn't want what you got."

海斯把他的脚放在他身边，他喘息了一秒,之后便静了下来，海斯说，有两件事是我所不能忍受的，不诚实的人，嘲笑他人的人，你本不该,碰我的东西，如果你不想要得到什么“

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选