Intelligence, wisdom, bravery, justice, respect, responsibility, honesty, unselfishness, compassion, patience, and perseverance.

聰明、智慧、勇氣、公正、尊重、責任感、誠實、無私、同情心和毅力。

Always have been and always will be positive virtues.

古往今來，這些都是值得讚揚的美德。

Think of some people who have those traits.

想想那些有這些特質的人。

Maybe it's Martin Luther King, or Abraham Lincoln, or George Washington.

或許是馬丁．路德．金恩、亞伯拉罕．林肯或喬治．華盛頓。

I bet you know a lot of facts about these historical figures, but maybe you've never taken the time to think about their character.

相信你一定熟知很多這些歷史人物的事跡，但你可能從未花時間去想過他們的人格特質。

Let's talk about Sybil Ludington.

聊聊希伯．盧丁頓吧。

She's a little-known revolutionary figure.

她是個小有名氣的革命志士。

But boy, was she something!

天啊！她真了不起！

She rode 40 miles through the damp, cold night of April 26, 1777 to alert the colonial militia of a British attack.

1777 年 4 月 26 日濕冷的夜，她夜騎 64 公里路，只為提醒民兵英國政府即將攻擊。

Her action was similar to that of Paul Revere, only she rode twice as far and was only 16 years old.

保羅．里維爾也做過類似的事，但希伯騎的路程是里維爾的兩倍遠，而且當時只有 16 歲。

That takes some real guts!

實在是膽識過人！

Beriah Green?

那比利亞．格林呢？

Anyone ever heard of Beriah Green?

聽過比利亞．格林嗎？

He was president of the first integrated school in the United States.

他是美國第一間綜合學校校長。

He also spent the majority of his life fighting for the immediate abolition of slavery.

比利亞一生致力爭取終止奴隸制度。

He used his voice, pen, and good deed to fight slavery.

他用聲音、文字和實際行動為奴隸抗爭。

Beriah Green was fiercely devoted to abolition before it was popular because he believed it was the right thing to do.

比利亞．格林早在奴隸制度被重視前便投入其中，因為他相信這麼做是正確的。

And then there's Abraham Lincoln.

接下來是亞伯拉罕．林肯。

You know he was president during the Civil war.

大家都知道他是美國內戰時的總統。

He wrote the Emancipation Proclamation and is credited with freeing the slaves.

林肯寫了解放宣言，解放黑奴而為人稱道。

He went to war with the South to save the Union.

林肯到南方參戰，拯救了聯邦。

He helped the country get through one of its most difficult times.

協助國家度過其中一個最艱困的時期。

He kept the United States united.

他維持了美國的統一性。

But, above all that, Abraham Lincoln showed great leadership.

但更重要的是，亞伯拉罕．林肯展現了他出色的領導能力。

Could any of these people have done the deeds they're famous for without bravery, compassion, dedication, or wisdom?

如果缺乏勇氣、熱情、犧牲奉獻或智慧，這些人有可能達成這些成就嗎？

No!

不可能！

History can teach us much more than just the facts.

歷史不只教導我們事實。

It's full of examples of how to live better.

我們也能以這些例子為借鏡，知曉如何活得更好。

And for you, even if you're not freeing the slaves, or riding 40 miles on horseback,

至於你呢，即使你不用解放黑奴或夜騎 64 里路，

bravery and wisdom will help you get an A on that test, ask out that cute boy, and get that great job.

勇氣和智慧還是能讓你高分通過考試、約那帥氣的男孩出門並得到好工作。