If mankind minus one were of one opinion, then mankind is no more justified in silencing the one than the one - if he had the power - would be justified in silencing mankind.
— John Stuart Mill  ·  No category

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mankind [mæn'kaɪnd] 词频1
n. 人类;男性，男子;
💡 man人+kind 种类→ n.人类
"the history of mankind"
人类的历史
近义：humanity, humankind, humans, man, civilization
minus ['maɪnəs] 词频2 词根: min
prep. （表示否定）没有;缺少;（表示运算）减去;（表示数目）在零度以下; n. 减号;负号;不利;不足; adj. 负的;不利的;略低于某标准的;
💡 min小+us用→变少→减去
"How much is two minus two?"
二减二等于多少？
近义：less
opinion [ə'pɪnjən] 词频1 词根: 选择
n. 意见，主张;评价;鉴定，判定;
💡 opin- 表”假设,想,判断”
"The general opinion is that the conference was a success."
普遍认为这次会议是成功的。
近义：judgement, judgment, notion, persuasion, sentiment, tenet
justified [['dʒʌstifaid]]
a. 有道理的, 合乎情理的\\n[计] 两端对齐的
近义：based, founded
power ['paʊɚ] 词频1 词根: 力量
n. [机]动力，功率;力量;政权，权力;强国，大国; vt. 运转;用发动机发动;使…有力量; vi. 靠动力行进;快速行进; adj. 权力的;机械能的，电动的;用电力（或动力）发动的;
"The engine is being specially adapted to increase its power."
正在对这台引擎进行改装以增加它的功率.
近义：move, operate, activate, actuate, energise, energize 反义：incapacity, powerlessness, weariness, impotency, impotentness, impossibility
silencing
n. 沉默；消声；噪声抑制
近义：muzzling, prohibition, ban, censoriousness, censorship, censure 反义：ominous, troubling, uncomforting, unnerving, unsettling, upsetting

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"Next to selfishness the principal cause which makes life unsatisfactory is want of mental cultivation."
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