Equality is the soul of liberty; there is, in fact, no liberty without it.
—— Frances Wright
平等是自由的灵魂;因此,没有平等就没有自由。
——弗朗西斯·赖特
Equality is the foundation of liberty. Where there is no equality, there will be slavery and oppression; where there are slavery and oppression, there will be no real liberty. 平等是自由的基础。有不平等的地方,就会有奴役和压迫;有奴役和压迫的地方,就没有真正的自由。
in fact 事实上;实际上
slavery [ˈsleɪvərɪ] n. 奴役;奴隶制
oppression [əˈpreʃən] n. 压迫;镇压
oppressed [əˈprest] adj. 被压迫的,受迫害的
oppressive [əˈpresɪv] adj. 压迫的,压制的
oppressor [əˈpresə] n. 压迫者,残酷的统治者