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But you say you are conservative - eminently conservative - while we are revolutionary, destructive, or something of the sort. What is conservatism? Is it not adherence to the old and tried, against the new and untried?

  • -- George Haven Putnam 乔治黑文普特南

但你说你是保守的——非常保守——而我们是革命性的、破坏性的，或诸如此类的东西。保守主义是什么?它不是坚持旧的和尝试过的，反对新的和未经尝试的吗?

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自由主义者是相信水可以流到山上的人。保守主义者认为每个人都应该为自己的水付费。我的观点介于两者之间:我认为水应该是免费的，但水是往下坡流的。

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革命是什么意思?这场战争吗?那不是革命的一部分。这只是它的一个结果。革命是在人民的思想中进行的……

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I'm very much a traditionalist, but I think it's important to know about tradition so that you can evolve the music you are deciding to make.

我是一个传统主义者，但我认为了解传统是很重要的，这样你就可以发展你决定创作的音乐。

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That's why we're doing this, to defend our traditions a little. I don't have anything against it (Halloween), but it's not our tradition.

这就是为什么我们要这么做，稍微维护一下我们的传统。我不反对万圣节，但这不是我们的传统。

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The revolutionary Mozart is the Mozart of his last eight years.

这位革命家莫扎特是他最后八年的莫扎特。

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Everyone is conservative about what he knows best.

每个人都对自己最了解的东西持保守态度。

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The most destructive criticism is indifference.

最具破坏性的批评是漠不关心。

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