来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：政治哲学导论 第3集 第3集》

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  that every preference,
  任何偏好
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  however squalid, base or sordid,
  即使污秽 卑鄙 肮脏
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  must be regarded as the
  都被视为合理合法
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  legitimate equal of every other.
  并与其它所有同等看待
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  Is this really tolerance
  这还是容忍吗
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  or is it rather a form of moral decay that
  或者说是一种道德的腐化
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  has simply decided to abandon the search for truth
  这不是放弃了对真理的追求
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  and standards of judgment?
  和评价的标准吗？
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  There's a danger, I think,
  我认为这存在危险
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  that endless tolerance
  无限度的容忍
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  leads to intellectual passivity
  将导致理智变得消极
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  and the kind of uncritical acceptance of
  并会使人不加辨别的