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

  • -- William Ewart Gladstone 威廉·尤尔特·格莱斯顿

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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Social conservatives are very focused on strengthening the family, and I think they are right to do so. One of the worst blind spots of the Left has been its reluctance to say that marriage matters for children.

社会保守派非常注重加强家庭,我认为他们这样做是正确的。左派最大的盲点之一就是不愿意说婚姻对孩子很重要。

Thinking about profound social change, conservatives always expect disaster, while revolutionaries confidentially expect utopia. Both are wrong.

考虑到深刻的社会变革,保守主义者总是期待灾难,而革命者则暗地里期待乌托邦。两者都是错误的。

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。”

Politics isn't about left versus right; it's about top versus bottom.

政治不是左右之争;它是关于顶部和底部的。