自由不是顺流而下。

Freedom is not following a river.

自由是只要你愿意，

Freedom is following a river,

你就能顺流而下。

though, if you want to.

它是源于此刻的发生而产生的决定。

It is deciding now by what happens now.

它是知道运气能让这些变得不同。

It is knowing that luck makes a difference.

没有领袖是自由的；没有跟随者是自由的——

No leader is free; no follower is free-

剩下的我们通常是自由的。

the rest of us can often be free.

世界上大部分人都为太奇怪的信念，太变化无常的习惯和理性去争论

Most of the world are living by

creeds too odd, chancy, and habit-forming

如果你感到被压迫，就在早晨四点醒来吧

to be worth arguing about reason.

在大部分地方，你通常都可以找到

一些自由的时间

If you are oppressed, wake up about

如果你起得比别人更早。

Four in the morning: most places,

you can usually be free some of the time

if you wake up before other people.