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On the first day of an American history class, the professor assigned five chapters on civil rights.
The next day, he asked one of my classmates to name ten of those rights. When the student made no response, the professor said, "All right. Name five."
Still the student said nothing. Finally, the exasperated professor begged, "Just name one right you have as a civilian."
To a room full of laughter, the young man replied, "I have the right to remain silent."
中文翻译
美国历史课的第一天，教授布置了五章关于公民权利的内容。
第二天，他请我的一位同学列举其中十项权利。那位同学没有回应，教授便说：“好吧，那说五项。”
学生依然沉默不语。最后，恼火的教授恳求道：“就说一项你作为公民拥有的权利。”
在满堂哄笑声中，这位年轻人回答道：“我有权保持沉默。”