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They believed that Americans had ushered in a new era by abolishing all social hierarchy and introducing radical democracy.
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他们相信美国人已经藉由废除所有的社会阶级和引进彻底的民主，开展了一个新纪元。 |
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They believed that it was good business to hire men, women and children as cheaply as possible, make them work as hard as they could, when they became inefficient, worn out, or unable to work for any reason, discharge them.
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工厂主认为好的生财之道就是尽可能压低雇员的工资，使他们尽可能卖力，一旦其工效降低、体力不支或因故丧失工作能力就将其解雇。 |
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They believed that nothing would ever change.
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他们相信没有事情会改变。 |
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They believed that personal virtues could bring success; theirs was the gospel of work and thrift.
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他们认为个人的良好品行可以带来成功；而他们的成功在于工作与节俭的信条。 |
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They believed that poetry could purify both individual souls and the society.
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他们（浪漫主义代表诗人布莱克，华兹华斯，科勒律治，拜伦，雪莱及济恩）认为诗歌是医治社会顽疾的良药，可以净化人的灵魂。 |
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They believed that the earth, the sea and the air were always there.
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他们相信大地、海洋和空气本来一直就存在着。 |
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They believed that the other schools of thought, which pursued moksha (release) as their ultimate aim, were not completely free from desire and selfishness.
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他们认为其他思想学派，以追求解脱作为他们的最终目的，并不能完全地从欲望和自私自利中解脱出来。 |
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They believed that they would turn things around.
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他们相信他们将使局势扭转。 |
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They believed that wind, unusual lightning, or even small-scale tornados could have caused these phenomena.
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他们相信风、异常的闪电、甚至小型的龙卷风都可能制造出这种现象。 |
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They believed the child by his persuasive reasons.
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他们因那个孩子有说服力的理由相信了他。 |
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They believed these principles to be universally true.
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他们认为这些原则是普遍适用的。 |
