Conservatism discards Prescription, shrinks from Principle, disavows Progress; having rejected all respect for antiquity, it offers no redress for the present, and makes no preparation for the future.

  • -- Benjamin Disraeli 本杰明·迪斯雷利

保守主义抛弃处方,逃避原则,否定进步;它拒绝一切对古代的尊重,对现在没有任何补偿,对未来也没有任何准备。

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Never quit. It is the easiest cop-out in the world. Set a goal and don't quit until you attain it. When you do attain it, set another goal, and don't quit until you reach it. Never quit.

从来没有放弃。这是世界上最容易的逃避。设定一个目标,不达目的不罢休。当你达到目标时,设定另一个目标,在达到之前不要放弃。从来没有放弃。

All conservatism is based upon the idea that if you leave things alone you leave them as they are. But you do not. If you leave a thing alone you leave it to a torrent of change.

所有的保守主义都是建立在这样一种思想之上的:如果你不去管事情,你就会顺其自然。但你没有。如果你不去管一件事,你就把它留给一股变革的洪流。

There are great disciplines from being a sportsman that you can transfer into being an artist. The preparation, the sacrifice, the constant desire to improve.

从一名运动员到成为一名艺术家,有很多伟大的训练。准备,牺牲,不断提高的欲望。

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。

Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.

那些愿意放弃基本自由而换取一点暂时安全的人,既不配享有自由,也不配享有安全。

Conservatives used to believe in confronting hard truths, not succumbing to comforting fairy tales. Some still do.

保守派过去相信要面对残酷的事实,而不是屈服于令人宽慰的童话。一些还在做。

I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.

我做了最坏的打算,抱最好的希望。

Conservatism is the cousin of cowardice.

保守主义是怯懦的近亲。