It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either of them.
在我们的国家里,由于上帝的仁慈,我们拥有三种说不出的宝贵的东西:言论自由、良心自由,以及从不实践这三种东西的谨慎。
It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either of them.
在我们的国家里,由于上帝的仁慈,我们拥有三种说不出的宝贵的东西:言论自由、良心自由,以及从不实践这三种东西的谨慎。
It is inaccurate to say that I hate everything. I am strongly in favor of common sense, common honesty, and common decency. This makes me forever ineligible for public office.
说我讨厌一切是不准确的。我强烈赞成常识、诚实和正派。这使我永远没有资格担任公职。
It is inexcusable for scientists to torture animals; let them make their experiments on journalists and politicians.
科学家虐待动物是不可原谅的;让他们在记者和政客身上做实验吧。
It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.
要很好地适应一个疾病深重的社会,并不能衡量健康状况。
It is not enough to win a war; it is more important to organize the peace.
仅仅赢得一场战争是不够的;组织和平更为重要。
It is not in the nature of politics that the best men should be elected. The best men do not want to govern their fellowmen.
选出最好的人不是政治的本质。最好的人不想管理他们的同胞。
It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it.
使人堕落的不是权力,而是恐惧。对失去权力的恐惧使那些行使权力的人堕落,对权力祸害的恐惧使那些服从权力的人堕落。
It is not what you can do for your country, but what you can do for all of mankind.
这不是你能为你的国家做什么,而是你能为全人类做什么。
It is one of the truisms of politics that a conservative is often enough a former liberal who has been 'mugged by reality.'
政治上有一条不言自明的真理,那就是保守派常常是被现实“抢劫”的前自由派。
It is politics to please and hoodwink those who flatter but despise us.
取悦和欺骗那些奉承我们但鄙视我们的人是政治。
It is possible to be a retard and a politician. In fact, it’s almost a prerequisite.
成为一个迟钝的人和一个政治家是可能的。事实上,这几乎是一个先决条件。
It is the desire of the good people of the whole country that sectionalism as a factor in our politics should disappear...'
作为我们政治中的一个因素,宗派主义应该消失,这是全国善良人民的愿望……”
It is the duty of every citizen according to his best capacities to give validity to his convictions in political affairs.
每一个公民都有责任根据他的最大能力在政治事务中使他的信念生效。
It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into.
试图说服一个人放弃一件他从未被说服过的事是没有用的。
It is wrong to have an ideal view of the world. That's where the mischief starts. That's where everything starts unravelling.
理想的世界观是错误的。这就是恶作剧开始的地方。这就是一切开始瓦解的地方。