1. We hold the truth to be self-evident, that all forces are created equal. 我们认为这是不言而喻的事实：每一种力都是被相同地创造的。
2. All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident. 任何真理都经过三个阶段：第一，它受人奚落；第二，它遭到猛烈的反对；第三，它被当作自明的东西被接受了。
3. Nevertheless, it must be observed that to protect a right is to give effect to the legal system to which it owes its origin, for a right is not a self-evident fact, but a conclusion of law. 然而，必须注意到的是，保护一项权利就是赋予该项权利所依凭产生的法律制度以效力，因为权利并非一个自明的事实，而是依据法律的结论。
