“I believe the unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.”
— Martin Luther King, Civil Rights Leader
「我相信未武裝的真相與無條的愛,將在現實世界下最後結論。這是為什麼正當性,即使暫時被擊敗,也比邪惡的的勝利還要強大。」– 馬丁‧路德 (民運領袖)
- have the final/last word 在爭論中硬要說出最後一句話。例:She can’t bear to lose, and always has to say the final word. (她不願服輸,總是想要講最後一句話。) in reality 實際的情況。例:That theory does not apply in reality. (那個理論在現實生活無法套用。) right (n.) 正當性,公正性。例:Both parties believe that they are in the right. (兩黨都認為他們是對的一方。) triumphant (adj.) 勝利的。
- 馬丁‧路德 (1929-1968) 領導美國黑人以非暴力方式抗爭種族歧視,在 35 歲成為史上最年輕的諾貝爾和平獎得主,他在華盛頓遊行的「我有一個夢想」演說,奠定了他的演說家地位。