Penitence is finally a political choice ; it is to choose an abdication that in no way immunizes us against mistakes . Fear of repeating yesterday 's errors makes us too indulgent of contemporary outrages .

悔恨说到底是一种政治选择，企图让我们通过不理世事来避免犯错，对重蹈覆辙的恐惧使得我们放纵当今世界上存在的暴行。

Such sites are protected by a federal law that immunizes web hosts from liability for the musings of their users-as long as the hosts themselves don 't modify content .

这样的网站受联邦法律的保护。这项法律使网管不必为用户的言论负法律责任----只要网管自己不改动内容。