The world is governed by opinion.

  • -- William Ellery Channing 钱宁

世界是由意见统治的。

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Opinions are formed in a process of open discussion and public debate, and where no opportunity for the forming of opinions exists, there may be moods -- moods of the masses and moods of individuals, the latter no less fickle and unreliable than the former -- but no opinion.

意见是在公开讨论和公开辩论的过程中形成的,在没有形成意见的机会的地方,可能会有情绪——群众的情绪和个人的情绪,个人的情绪和群众的情绪一样反复无常和不可靠——但没有意见。

It is astonishing with how little wisdom mankind can be governed, when that little wisdom is its own.

令人惊讶的是,人类的智慧是如此之少,而这些智慧却属于人类自己。

Nothing is more surprising than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few.

没有什么比多数人容易被少数人控制更令人惊讶的了。

Stubborn and ardent clinging to one's opinion is the best proof of stupidity.

固执而热烈地坚持自己的意见是愚蠢的最好证明。