Compromise is but the sacrifice of one right or good in the hope of retaining another -- too often ending in the loss of both.

  • -- Tryon Edwards 特赖恩·爱德华兹

妥协不过是为了保留另一种权利或利益而牺牲一种权利或利益,结果往往是两者都丧失。

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Honest discussions - even and perhaps especially on topics about which we disagree - can help us resist hypocrisy and arrogance. They can also help us live up to the basic ideals, such as liberty and justice for all, on which our country was founded.

诚实的讨论——甚至可能是关于我们不同意的话题——可以帮助我们抵制虚伪和傲慢。它们还可以帮助我们实现我们国家赖以建立的基本理想,如人人享有自由和正义。

People can't stand it when you deal with issues of race and class, and also sometimes the church, and you give a perspective that flushes out hypocrisy.

当你处理种族和阶级问题时,人们无法忍受,有时也会处理教会的问题,你给出的观点会冲淡虚伪。