聽聽自由的呼聲:我是自由主義者

I am a liberal. I believe government is often the solution, not always the problem. I believe government should enact laws that protect rights, not strip them away. I'm for laws that expand equality, not restrict it. I believe in creating policies, not obstructing them.

我是自由主義者。我相信政府常常是問題的解決者，而不是問題。我相信政府應該頒佈那些保護權利的法律，而不是廢除它們。我挺那些擴大平等的法律，而不是限制平等的法律。我相信有創造性的政策，而不是阻塞一切的政策。

I'm for helping those in need, not telling them to fend for themselves. I support healthcare for all, not healthcare only for those who can afford it. I believe in nutrition assistance for the hungry, not tax breaks for the greedy. I believe in healthy school lunches for children, but not by changing the definition of pizza. I'm for Social Security and Medicare, and I know these programs would be self-sustaining if the FICA cap were removed and everyone paid into the system on 100% of their income.

我要幫助那些需要幫助的人，而不是告訴他們自己想辦法謀生去。我支持面向所有人的醫療保險，而不是僅僅給那些付得起保險費的人醫療保險。我相信要給飢餓者以食物，而不是爲貪婪者免稅。我相信給孩子們吃健康的學校午餐，而不是改變製作一份披薩的原料。我挺社保和醫保，並且我知道如果聯邦社會保險捐款法不設上限，而且每個人都將全部收入存進這個系統，這些計劃是會自我保持的。

I believe all people should be free to practice whatever the religion they choose, not have their religion chosen for them. I believe people should be free to practice no religion at all, rather than be forced to partake in prayer. I believe religion is a system of beliefs, not a set of scientific facts. I believe there is a difference between laws laid out in the Bible and laws set forth in the Constitution. I believe all people should have the right to marry whomever they love, not be told their love is a sin.

我相信所有人都有選擇信何種宗教的自由，而不是讓別人爲自己選擇宗教。我完全相信人人都應該有不信任何宗教的自由，而不是被逼迫加入某種宗教，成爲一個祈禱者。我相信宗教是一種信仰系統，而不是一系列科學事實。我相信《聖經》上記載的那些律條和源自憲法的各種法律是有區別的。我相信所有的人本來是有權利和他們所愛之人結婚的，而不是被告知他們的愛情是一樁罪過。

I believe in the right of the people to bear arms, not amass armaments. I'm for keeping Americans safe i n their homes, but not the uninfringeable access to guns. I'm for helping victims of violent crime, not f or blaming them for becoming victims. I believe in equal justice for all, not separate justice for some. I believe rights are inherent to all free citizens, not privileges that can be taken away.

我相信人民有攜帶武器的權利，卻不是擁有大規模殺傷性武器。我要讓美國人在自己家裏能夠捍衛自己的安全，而不是侵害他們獲取槍支的權利。我要幫助暴力犯罪的犧牲者，而不是指責他們成了犧牲品。我相信司法公正是對所有人，而不是割裂公正,只針對一部分人。我相信權利對所有自由公民是固有的、天生的,而不是能被拿走的特權。

I believe in our form of government, but not imposing it on other nations. I'm for keeping America stron g, but not weakening it with a bloated military. I'm for going to war to defend our country's sovereignty ,not for sending troops to fight in every country's civil war. I'm for supporting veterans by helping th em when they return from service, not dishonoring their service by cutting their benefits.

我信任我們政府的組成形式，但不會將它強加給其它國家。我要讓美國保持強大，但不會甩膨脹的軍力削弱它。我打仗是爲了捍衛我們國家的獨立自主，而不是派逍部隊去參加其它國家的內戰。當老兵退役時，我支持幫助他們，而不是靠砍掉他們的津貼來侮辱他們爲國家作出的貢獻。

I believe in regulated capitalism, not an unfettered free market. I'm for subsidizing the development of new energy technologies, but not the production of carbon-emitting fossil fuels. I'm for protecting the environment, not destroying it. I believe we should address man-made climate change, not deny it exists.

我相信有調節的資本主義，而不是無限制的自由市場。我力挺補貼新能源科技發展，但不是釋放二氧化碳的化石燃料生產。我保護環境，而不是摧毀它。我相信我們應該處理人爲的環境改變，而不是拒絕承認它的存在。

I believe in more people voting, not fewer. I'm for term limits, not lifetime terms. I believe elected officials should serve their individual constituents, not their corporate donors. I believe money is currency, not speech, and that corporations are businesses, not people.

我相信要讓更多的人投票，而非更少。我力挺限制領導人的任期，而不是活多久就領導一個國家多久。我相信選上的官員應該爲每個選民服務，而不是那些捐了錢的法人們。我相信錢是貨幣，而不是演講。我還相信公司呀、法人呀就是商業行爲，而不是真正的人。

In other words, I believe in democracy and that's why I am a liberal.

就這樣說吧，我相信民主，那就是我爲什麼是自由主義者。