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Conservatives forget that citizenship is more than a thing to withhold from immigrants. Progressives forget it's more than a set of rights.

  • -- Eric Liu 刘耀威

保守派忘记了公民身份不仅仅是对移民的一种保留。进步人士忘记了这不仅仅是一套权利。

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Talk of citizenship today is often thin and tinny. The word has a faintly old-fashioned feel to it when used in everyday conversation. When evoked in national politics, it's usually accompanied by the shrill whine of a descending culture-war mortar.

今天关于公民身份的讨论常常是空洞无物的。这个词在日常会话中有一种略微过时的感觉。当它在国家政治中被唤起时，通常伴随着文化战争迫击炮轰鸣而来。

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There are two kinds of fools: one says, "This is old, therefore it is good"; the other says, "This is new, therefore it is better."

傻瓜有两种:一种说:“这是旧的，所以是好的。”另一个说:“这是新的，所以更好。”

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Liberalism is trust of the people, tempered by prudence; conservatism, distrust of people, tempered by fear.

自由主义是人民的信任，经过审慎的磨炼;保守主义，对人的不信任，被恐惧所调和。

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People want a result. Immigrant voters aren't stupid, and they're going to know who's on their side.

人们想要一个结果。移民选民并不愚蠢，他们会知道谁站在他们这一边。

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Therefore one should speak at the same time of national citizenship and wider European citizenship.

因此，一个人应该同时谈论国籍和更广泛的欧洲国籍。

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We are a nation of immigrants, but we are also a nation of laws.

我们是一个移民国家，但我们也是一个法治国家。

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