Aug 2, 2017 11:28
7 yrs ago
English term

as clear, as moral, as sacred as any other being has

English to Danish Social Sciences Government / Politics Regarding equality in life/society
How could the following sentences be translated into danish?

- Every being has a right to his own, as clear, as morel, as sacred as any other being has.
- As glaring an imposition on the credulity of the people as ever was practised by monks.

Below are all the words from John Adams:

Inequalities are a part of the natural history of man .. That all men are born to equal rights is true. Every being has a right to his own, as clear, as moral, as sacred as any other being has. This is as indubitable as a moral government in the universe. But to teach that all men are born with equal powers and faculties, to equal influence in society, to equal property and advantages through life, is as gross a fraud, as glaring an imposition on the credulity of the people as ever was practised by monks. -The Political Writings of John Adams, pp. 199-201.

Proposed translations

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så klart, så moralsk, så hellig som ethvert andet væsen har

Ujævnheder er en del af menneskets naturlige historie. At alle mænd er født til lige rettigheder er sande. Hvert væsen har ret til sig selv, så klart, så moralsk, så hellig som ethvert andet væsen har. Dette er lige så utvivelsomme som en moralsk regering i universet. Men for at undervise, at alle mænd er født med lige magter og fakulteter, til indflydelse i samfundet, til samme ejendom og fordele gennem livet, er lige så grovt en bedrageri, så himmelråbende en udnyttelse af folks godtroenhed, som der nogensinde blev praktiseret af munke.

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Note added at 6 days (2017-08-09 02:09:32 GMT)
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oversight on my part:

Uligheder er en del af menneskets naturlige historie. At alle mænd er født til lige rettigheder er sande. Hvert væsen har ret til sig selv, så klart, så moralsk, så hellig som ethvert andet væsen har. Dette er lige så utvivelsomme som en moralsk regering i universet. Men for at undervise, at alle mænd er født med lige magter og fakulteter, til lige indflydelse i samfundet, til lige ejendom og fordele gennem livet, er lige så grovt en bedrageri, så himmelråbende en udnyttelse af folks godtroenhed, som der nogensinde blev praktiseret af munke.
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