谈谈 "人生而平等"这句话
“人皆生而平等”"All men are created equal"
是美国前总统杰弗逊Thommas Jefferson在1776年, 写在美国独立宣言的一句话
那段完整的文字如下:
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that
all men are created equal,
that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that
among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.
That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving
their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any form of
Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to
alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation
on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to the shall see
most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness."
[中文翻译: 郑浩中 (阿波罗网)]
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我们认为下面这些真理是不言而喻的：人人生而平等，造物者赋予他们若干不
可剥夺的权利，其中包括生命权、自由权和追求幸福的权利。为了保障这些权
利，人类才在他们之间建立政府，而政府之正当权力，是经被治理者的同意而产生的。当
任何形式的政府对这些目标具破坏作用时，人民便有权力改变或废除它，
以建立一个新的政府。