四四、大同主義之先哲名言
(十一月廿五日)
Aristippus said that a wise man's country was the world.
—Diogenes Laertius, Aristippus , Ⅷ
Diogenes, when asked from what country he came, replied, "I am a citizen of the world."
——同上
Socrates said he was not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world.
—Plutarch, On Banishment
My country is the world, and my religion is to do good.
—Thomas Paine, Rights of Man, chap .V
My country is the world;my countrymen are mankind.
—Wm Lloyd Garrison (1805—1879), Prospectus of the Public Liberator (1830)
〔中譯〕
亞里斯提卜說過智者的祖國(guó)就是世界。
——第歐根尼·拉爾修:《亞里斯提卜》第十三章
當(dāng)有人問及他是何國(guó)之人時(shí),第歐根尼回答道:“我是世界之公民?!?
——第歐根尼·拉爾修:《亞里斯提卜》第十三章
蘇拉底說他既不是一個(gè)雅典人也不是一個(gè)希臘人,只不過是一個(gè)世界公民。
——普盧塔:《流放論》
我的祖國(guó)是世界,我的宗教是行善。
——T·潘恩:《人類的權(quán)利》第五章
世界是我的祖國(guó),人類是我的同胞。
——W. L. 加里森(1805—1879)《解放者簡(jiǎn)介》(1830)