Opposition may become sweet to a man when he has christened it persecution.

  • -- George Eliot 乔治·艾略特

当一个人把反对叫做迫害时,他会觉得反对是甜蜜的。

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To punish a man because we infer from the nature of some doctrine which he holds, or from the conduct of other persons who hold the same doctrines with him, that he will commit a crime, is persecution, and is, in every case, foolish and wicked.

因为我们从一个人所持的某种学说的性质,或者从其他与他持有同样学说的人的行为中,推断出他将会犯罪,而惩罚他,这就是迫害,在任何情况下,都是愚蠢和邪恶的。

People would say you look weak if you're not cursing the opposition and driving around in a big black car while always wearing a tie. Above all, to be 'strong' you're always supposed to be giving orders.

如果你不咒骂对手,不总是打着领带开着一辆黑色的大轿车到处跑,人们会说你看起来很软弱。最重要的是,要想变得“坚强”,你总是应该发号施令。

You should read history and look at ostracism, persecution, martyrdom, and that kind of thing. They always happen to the best men, you know.

你应该读历史,看看排斥,迫害,殉道等等。你知道,这些事总是发生在最好的人身上。

Perhaps our own opposition to even the level of European integration we have now, let alone any more, is well known.

或许,我们自己对欧洲一体化程度的反对——更不用说对欧洲一体化程度的反对了——是众所周知的。