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All men are created equal; it is only men themselves who place themselves above equality.

—— David Allan Coe

人们生来本是平等的，不过是自己把自己放在了不平等的位置上。

——大卫·艾伦·科

For you

No matter how noble you are born, you have no right to belittle others; no matter how humble your background is, you don’t need to downgrade yourself.无论你的出身有多么高贵，你都没有权力轻贱别人；无论你的出身有多么卑微，你都没有必要轻贱自己。

Words and Phrases

degrading [dɪˈgreɪdɪŋ] adj. 有辱人格的；贬低的

demeaning [dɪˈmi:nɪŋ] adj. 降低身份的；失去尊严的

degrade [dɪˈgreɪd] v. 使受侮辱

downgrade [ˌdaʊnˈgreɪd] v. 使降低；使降级 h9D8ALpuFoa68x7EedBq77LBlDlqsjGq8bgzROwxHt8NAHa6jwZR70mKwAPeRs21