A revolution can be neither made nor stopped. The only thing that can be done is for one of several of its children to give it a direction by dint of victories.

  • -- Napoleon Bonaparte 拿破仑·波拿巴

革命既不能进行,也不能停止。唯一能做的就是让它的几个孩子中的一个凭借胜利给它指明方向。

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Obviously, there has to be a profound change in direction. Otherwise, interest on the national debt will start eating up virtually every penny that we have.

显然,必须在方向上发生深刻的变化。否则,国债利息将开始吞噬我们的每一分钱。

I never direct myself, because I don't like working with me. I would punch me in the mouth if I had to take my direction.

我从不指挥自己,因为我不喜欢和我一起工作。如果我必须指出我的方向,我就会打自己的嘴巴。

The spirit of revolution, the spirit of insurrection, is a spirit radically opposed to liberty.

革命的精神,起义的精神,是一种根本反对自由的精神。

A reform is a correction of abuses; a revolution is a transfer of power.

改革是纠正弊端;革命是权力的转移。