There was no welfare state, and people had to rely mainly on the Poor Law - that was all the state provided. It was very degrading, very humiliating. And there was a means test for receiving poor relief.

  • -- Barbara Anne Castle 芭芭拉安妮城堡

没有福利国家,人们不得不主要依靠穷人法——这是国家提供的全部。这很丢脸,很丢脸。还有一个接受贫困救济的经济状况测试。

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For many of those who had historically supported welfare programs in the broadest sense, it was perfectly reasonable to enact legislation in which poor people were the objects of efforts to assist them.

对于那些在历史上从最广泛的意义上支持福利计划的人来说,通过立法使穷人成为努力帮助他们的对象是完全合理的。

Far more has been accomplished for the welfare and progress of mankind by preventing bad actions than by doing good ones.

为了人类的福利和进步,预防坏的行为比做好事取得的成就要大得多。

No matter how heinous someone's behaviour, if you make them a comic character, you can't expect people to hate them.

不管一个人的行为多么令人发指,如果你把他们塑造成一个喜剧人物,你不能指望人们会讨厌他们。

You can learn a lot from people who view the world differently than you do.

你可以从与你观点不同的人那里学到很多东西。