In any war, the first casualty is common sense, and the second is free and open discussion.

  • -- James Reston 詹姆斯·赖斯顿

在任何战争中,第一个受害者是常识,第二个受害者是自由和公开的讨论。

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It's our tendency to approach every problem as if it were a fight between two sides. We see it in headlines that are always using metaphors for war. It's a general atmosphere of animosity and contention that has taken over our public discourse.

我们倾向于把每一个问题都当作是双方之间的斗争来处理。我们在标题中看到它总是使用战争的隐喻。这是一种普遍的敌意和争论的气氛,已经占据了我们的公共话语。

Hopefully one day wars will only be fought in movies and may the best producer win.

希望有一天战争只会发生在电影中,也许最好的制片人会赢。

Everyone gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense.

每个人每天都得到那么多的信息,以至于他们失去了常识。

Taste is the common sense of genius.

品味是天才的常识。