All the people of whom you and I are the rag-tag and bobtail,all the camp followers of western civilization,we have taken it for granted that even if we did not live up to those exalted ethical standards,we did a great deal better than anyone else.

• 我们所有的人，包括你和我这样的下层平民，以及所有西方文明的依附者都认为，即使我们尚未达到那些崇高的道德标准，我们也还是是比别的任何人都干得好得多。