公眾人物畢業(yè)演講第15期:邁克爾·彭博哈佛大學(xué)2014畢業(yè)典禮演講(7)
因此 要求學(xué)者和畢業(yè)典禮發(fā)言者
to conform to certain political standards
遵循特定政治標(biāo)準(zhǔn)
undermines the whole purpose of a university
會(huì)侵蝕整個(gè)大學(xué)的存在意義
This spring
今年春
it has been disturbing to see a number of college commencement speakers withdraw
很讓人不安的是 很多大學(xué)畢業(yè)典禮演講者都被撤銷了
or have their invitations rescinded
甚至連邀請(qǐng)函都被撤回了
after protests from students and to me, shockingly
僅僅因?yàn)閷W(xué)生 甚至資深教職團(tuán)隊(duì)和管理者的反對(duì)
from senior faculty and administrators who should know better
我很吃驚 學(xué)生姑且不論 其他人顯然應(yīng)當(dāng)更明事理一些
It happened at Brandeis, Haverford, Rutgers, and Smith
這發(fā)生在布蘭代斯 哈弗福德 羅格斯 史密斯等院校
Last year, it happened at Swarthmore and Johns Hopkins, I'm sorry to say
去年還發(fā)生在斯沃斯莫爾和約翰霍普金斯 我很遺憾
In each of these cases
這些例子中
liberals silenced a voice and they denied an honorary degree
自由派都希望讓不喜歡的聲音無法發(fā)出
to individuals they deemed politically objectionable
政治上不被其認(rèn)同的人會(huì)被拒絕授予榮譽(yù)學(xué)位
This is an outrage and we must not let it continue
這太讓人憤怒了 我們不應(yīng)當(dāng)讓它繼續(xù)發(fā)生
If a university
如果一所大學(xué)
thinks twice before inviting a commencement speaker
在邀請(qǐng)一位畢業(yè)典禮演講嘉賓時(shí)
because of his or her politics
還要因?yàn)檎瘟鲈偃遄?/p>
censorship and conformity the mortal enemies of freedom win out
審查和一致這些自由的死敵就會(huì)勝出
And sadly, it is not just commencement season when speakers are censored
很悲哀的是 并不只有畢業(yè)季的演講嘉賓會(huì)被審查
Last fall, when I was still in City Hall
去年秋 我還在擔(dān)任市長的時(shí)候
our Police Commissioner was invited
市警察局長受邀
to deliver a lecture at another Ivy League institution
到另一所常春藤盟校進(jìn)行演講
but he was unable to do so because students shouted him down
結(jié)果他的演講卻因?qū)W生大聲抗議而無法進(jìn)行
Isn't the purpose of a university to stir discussion, not silence it?
比起讓討論沉默 大學(xué)的意義不應(yīng)當(dāng)是激起討論嗎
What were the students afraid of hearing?
學(xué)生到底害怕聽到什么
Why did administrators not step in to prevent the mob from silencing speech?
為什么管理者不采取措施 避免暴民干擾演講
And did anyone consider that it is morally and pedagogically wrong
難道其他想聽演講的學(xué)生
to deprive other students the chance to hear the speech?
機(jī)會(huì)就應(yīng)當(dāng)被這樣剝奪嗎
