People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war or before an election.

  • -- Otto von Bismarck 奥托·冯·俾斯麦

人们说谎最多的时候是打猎之后、战争期间或选举之前。

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Without general elections, without unrestricted freedom of press and assembly, without a free struggle of opinion, life dies out in every public institution, becomes a mere semblance of life, in which only the bureaucracy remains as the active element.

没有普选,没有不受限制的新闻和集会自由,没有自由的意见斗争,每一个公共机构的生命就会消亡,成为仅仅是表面的生命,其中只有官僚机构仍然是积极的因素。

The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie -- deliberate, contrived and dishonest -- but the myth -- persistent, persuasive and unrealistic

真相的最大敌人往往不是谎言——故意的、做作的、不诚实的——而是神话——持久的、有说服力的、不切实际的

Votes in federal elections are cast and counted in a highly decentralized and variable fashion, with no uniform ballots and few national standards.

联邦选举的投票和计票是高度分散和多变的,没有统一的选票,也没有多少国家标准。

And in despair I bowed my head; 'There is no peace on earth,' I said; 'For hate is strong, And mocks the song Of peace on earth, good-will to men!'

我绝望地低下头; “地球上没有和平,”我说。 因为恨是坚强的, 嘲笑这首歌 愿世界和平,愿人类和睦!”

War is never economically beneficial except for those in position to profit from war expenditures.

除了那些能从战争开支中获利的人,战争在经济上从来就没有好处。

Falsehood travels and grows.

谎言会四处传播和成长。