论人的尊严 ---- 节选

We have made thee neither of heaven nor of earth,
Neither mortal or immortal,
So that with freedom of choice and with honor,
As thought the maker and molder of thyself,
Thou mayest fashion thyself in whatever shape thou shalt prefer.
Thou shalt have the power out of thy soul's judgment,
to be reborn into the higher forms, which are divine.
我们创造的你，既非圣物又非凡人，
既非永存又非速朽。
因此，你可尽按自己的意志，以自己的名义，
创造自己，建设自己。
我们仅仅让你能够按照自己的自由意志成长、发展。
你也许会蜕变成无理性的畜牲；
但是如果你愿意，也可以开创神圣的生命。