阿道夫·佩雷斯·埃斯奎维尔是阿根廷活动家、社区组织者、画家、作家和雕塑家。他是1980年诺贝尔和平奖的获得者,因为他反对阿根廷最后一个军民独裁统治,在这期间他被拘留、拷打和未经审判被关押了14个月;在这期间,他还获得了除其他外的最高荣誉,即诺贝尔和平奖。奖项:诺贝尔和平奖(1980)
Reflection is only a partial understanding of truth if it does not translate itself in practice into commitments to the common good and justice. Truth is not mere abstraction but something to be done and is only apprehended when this is realized.
如果反思在实践中没有将自己转化为对共同利益和正义的承诺,那么它仅仅是对真理的部分理解。 真理不仅仅是单纯的抽象,而是要做的事情,只有在意识到这一点后,才会被理解。
Consider in 1945, when the United Nations was first formed, there were something like fifty-one original member countries. Now the United Nations is made up of 193 nations, but it follows the same structure in which five nations control it. It's an anti-democratic structure.
想想1945年联合国成立之初,有五十一个原始会员国。 现在联合国由193个国家组成,但它遵循五个国家控制它的相同结构。 这是一种反民主的结构。
The best power of all is to be free, but Obama is not a free person. He is a prisoner of a military system. He talked about closing Guantanamo and ending the war in Iraq. Now he's taken on another war. What's happening?
所有人的最大力量就是自由,但奥巴马不是自由人。 他是军事系统的囚徒。 他谈到关闭关塔那摩和结束伊拉克战争。 现在他开始了另一场战争。 发生了什么?