Almost anything that can be praised or advocated has been put to some disgusting use. There is no principle, however immaculate, that has not had its compromising manipulator.

  • -- Wyndham Lewis 汉姆·利维斯

几乎任何可以赞扬或提倡的东西都被用在了一些令人厌恶的用途上。无论多么完美的原则,都有其妥协的操纵者。

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If our countries had war the one with the other, that was no cause that he should put us to death; with which they were out of heart that their cruel pretense failed them. For which God be forever-more praised.

如果我们两国之间发生战争,他没有理由把我们处死;他们对他们残酷的伪装感到失望。为此,神要受更大的赞美,直到永远。

When we disclaim praise, it is only showing our desire to be praised a second time.

当我们拒绝表扬的时候,那只是表示我们渴望第二次被表扬。

I had two roles for which I compromised.

我在两个角色上做出了妥协。