The first requirement of a statesman is that he be dull.

  • -- Dean Acheson 迪安·艾奇逊

政治家的首要条件是要有头脑。

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The first requirement of politics is not intellect or stamina but patience. Politics is a very long run game and the tortoise will usually beat the hare.

政治的首要条件不是智力或耐力,而是耐心。政治是一项长期的运动,乌龟总是能打败兔子。

I was supposed to be authoritative, but at the same time had to be likeable, a quality that is a bonus, not a requirement, for men in the same position.

我应该是权威的,但同时必须讨人喜欢,这是一种品质,对处于同样地位的男性来说是一种奖励,而不是要求。

A statesman who keeps his ear permanently glued to the ground will have neither elegance of posture nor flexibility of movement.

一个政治家如果总是把耳朵贴在地面上,既不会有优雅的姿态,也不会有灵活的行动。

Now I know what a statesman is; he's a dead politician. We need more statesmen.

现在我知道什么是政治家了;他是个死了的政治家。我们需要更多的政治家。