All the citizens of a state cannot be equally powerful, but they may be equally free.
—— Voltaire
一个国家的所有公民即使不能够平等地享有权力,却可以平等地享受自由。
——伏尔泰
There is no absolute equality in the world. Therefore, people may be rich or poor, lucky or unlucky, but people should equally enjoy the basic human rights. 世上本不存在绝对的平等,所以人们也许富有或贫穷,也许幸运或不幸,但是人们理应平等地享有基本的人权。
senior citizen 老人
citizenry [ˈsɪtɪzənrɪ] n. 全体市民
equality [ɪˈkwɒlətɪ] n. 同等;平等
equally [ˈi:kwəlɪ] adv. 平等地;相等地