In fact, it is a farce to call any being virtuous whose virtues do not result from the exercise of its own reason.

In fact, it is a farce to call any being virtuous whose virtues do not result from the exercise of its own reason.

事实上，如果一个人的美德不是由他自己的理性所产生的，那么把他称为有德之人就是一场闹剧。

-- Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin 玛丽·葛德文