Liberalism is trust of the people, tempered by prudence; conservatism, distrust of people, tempered by fear.

  • -- William Ewart Gladstone 威廉·尤尔特·格莱斯顿

自由主义是人民的信任,经过审慎的磨炼;保守主义,对人的不信任,被恐惧所调和。

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The big breakthrough for me was, once I stopped disliking conservatives and could actually see what they were right about, they showed me a lot of things that liberals were wrong about. But at the same time, I think there are some things that liberals are right about that conservatives have trouble seeing.

对我来说,最大的突破是,一旦我不再讨厌保守派,能够真正看到他们在哪些方面是正确的,他们向我展示了自由派在很多方面是错误的。但与此同时,我认为自由主义者在某些方面是正确的,而保守派却难以看到。

I support gay marriage. I support gay marriage because I believe Conservatives support the institutions of commitment.

我支持同性婚姻。我支持同性婚姻,因为我相信保守派支持承诺制度。

We are either progressing or retrograding all the while. There is no such thing as remaining stationary in this life.

我们一直在进步或倒退。生命中没有静止不动的东西。

Liberals feel unworthy of their possessions. Conservatives feel they deserve everything they've stolen.

自由主义者觉得他们的财产不值得拥有。保守派认为他们所偷的一切都是他们应得的。