The popular tendency is to listen approvingly to the most extreme statements and claims of politicians and orators who seek popularity by declaring their own country right in everything and other countries wrong in everything.

  • -- Elihu Root 伊莱休·鲁特

流行的趋势是赞同地听取政治家和演说家最极端的言论和主张,他们通过宣称自己的国家在任何事情上都是正确的,而其他国家在任何事情上都是错误的,来寻求声望。

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Greece has given Europe the opportunity to fix a defect in the euro zone, that is the fact that we did not have a fiscal union. Now steps have been taken to begin that process. And there is more solidarity from nation to nation, and that is a good thing. That has been Greece's gift to Europe.

希腊给欧洲提供了修复欧元区缺陷的机会,那就是我们没有一个财政联盟。现在已采取步骤开始这一进程。国与国之间更加团结,这是一件好事。这是希腊送给欧洲的礼物。

I'd rather have the illusion that (politicians) had ideas and high inspirations and principals, that they foster something in people that makes them want to be part of it instead of all of this exclusion stuff, which is really horrible. Everyone's not the same.

我宁愿幻想(政客)有想法,有高度的灵感和原则,他们在人们身上培养某种东西,使他们想成为其中的一部分,而不是所有这些排斥的东西,这真的很可怕。每个人都不一样。

You can't trust politicians. It doesn't matter who makes a political speech. It's all lies - and it applies to any rock star who wants to make a political speech as well.

你不能相信政客。谁做政治演讲并不重要。所有这些都是谎言——同样适用于任何想要发表政治演讲的摇滚明星。

Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident, and riches take wings. Only one thing endures and that is character.

名望是一种蒸汽,名望是一种意外,财富会随风而逝。只有一件事是永恒的,那就是品格。

But they were going to war anyway and they were going to bully and pressure countries to vote for it.

但是他们无论如何都要发动战争,他们要威逼利导各国投票支持它。

The passions are the only orators which always persuade.

激情是唯一能说服人的演说家。