Those famous words came to mind when another man named Díaz offered me an equally concise observation about the realities of life in the country today: “In Mexico it is dangerous to speak the truth.

我想起这句名言，是因为另一个也叫迪亚斯的男人作了一句同样精练的总结。

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You may have heard that you only have a few seconds to make a first impression, but the truth is, your brain has made up its mind (so to speak) about a person within milliseconds of meeting them.

也许你曾经听说过你只有短短的几秒钟就能留下第一印象，但事实上是，你的大脑已经在遇见他们后的几毫秒内就决定了(以此去评判)一个人的印象。

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Daniel's faith enabled him to speak the truth regardless of the consequences because he knew that was the only way to bring about repentance and lead people to acknowledge God as Lord.

但以理的信心使他不畏后果说出真相，因为他晓得惟有这样，才能领人悔改和使人承认神是独一的主。

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Some Manning supporters seated behind him wore T-shirts with "truth" written on them, an apparent reference to their desire to let Manning speak the truth about the Iraq war.

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And as long as Americans accept this status quo, and continue electing politicians who refuse to speak the truth about our dire fiscal situation, then the blame should be put squarely on us.

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In short, it will not be enough for the Armed Services Committee's members to expose the truth about Chuck Hagel's disposition on matters that speak to his competency as the senior civilian defense advisor to President Obama.

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