First rule of politics: you can't win unless you're on the ballot. Second rule: If you run, you may lose. And, if you tie, you do not win.

  • -- Donald Rumsfeld 唐纳德·拉姆斯菲尔德

政治的第一条规则:你不可能赢,除非你在选票上。第二条规则:如果你跑步,你可能会输。而且,如果你平了,你就赢不了。

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The rule of the game was never assume that anybody, however honorable, would be able to stand up under torture. If Mr. X, who knew where I was, was caught for some reason, I should move.

游戏的规则是永远不要假设任何人,无论多么光荣,都能在酷刑下站起来。如果知道我在哪里的X先生因为某种原因被抓住了,我就会搬家。

To give victory to the right, not bloody bullets, but peaceful ballots only, are necessary.

要使右翼获得胜利,不仅需要血腥的子弹,而且只需要和平的选票。

Continuity does not rule out fresh approaches to fresh situations.

连续性并不排除对新情况采取新方法的可能性。