The public character of every public servant is legitimate subject of discussion, and his fitness or unfitness for office may be fairly canvassed by any person.

  • -- Charles Babbage 巴贝奇

每一个公务员的公共性都是正当的讨论话题,任何人都可以公平地讨论他是否适合担任公职。

相关名言

How do you build up your bank account? By putting something in it everyday.Your health account is no different. What I do today, I am wearing tomorrow. If I put inferior foods in my body today, I'm going to be inferior tomorrow, it's that simple.

你如何建立你的银行账户?每天往里面放点东西。你的健康账户也一样。我今天所做的,就是明天要穿的。如果我今天吃了劣质食物,明天就会变得劣质,就是这么简单。

The best servants of the people, like the best valets, must whisper unpleasant truths in the master's ear. It is the court fool, not the foolish courtier, whom the king can least afford to lose.

人民最好的仆人,就像最好的仆人一样,必须在主人耳边低声说出令人不快的事实。国王最不能失去的是宫廷里的傻瓜,而不是愚蠢的朝臣。

In one case out of a hundred a point is excessively discussed because it is obscure; in the ninety-nine remaining it is obscure because it is excessively discussed.

在一百种情况中,有一种情况过分讨论一点,因为它晦涩难懂;在剩下的99篇文章中,由于讨论过多,这篇文章晦涩难懂。

The most important quality in a leader is that of being acknowledged as such. All leaders whose fitness is questioned are clearly lacking in force.

一个领导者最重要的品质就是被认可。所有健康状况受到质疑的领导人都明显缺乏实权。

A servant church must have as its priority solidarity with the poor.

仆人教会必须优先与穷人团结一致。

I am fairly rich. Money's very handy, let's face it.

我相当富有。钱很方便,让我们面对现实吧。

I'm a fairly undisciplined writer.

我是个相当无纪律的作家。

I never discuss discussions.

我从不讨论讨论。