In effect, to follow, not to force the public inclination; to give a direction, a form, a technical dress, and a specific sanction, to the general sense of the community, is the true end of legislature.

  • -- Edmund Burke 埃德蒙伯克

实际上,是追随,而不是强迫公众的意愿;立法的真正目的是为社会的普遍意识指明方向、提供形式、提供技术服装和给予具体的制裁。

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I think a good MP is someone who cares for their community and becomes their champion, which is why I will make my home in any seat I am lucky enough to be selected for. Looks play no part in the equation, what matters is your ideas and connecting them to the electorate.

我认为一个好的议员是关心他们的社区并成为他们的拥护者的人,这就是为什么我会把我的家安在任何一个我有幸被选中的席位上。外表在这个等式中没有任何作用,重要的是你的想法,并把它们与选民联系起来。

It's not about doing over the living room of someone who has bad taste in color. This is about restoring historic buildings and instilling pride in a community, which can be done through designing new public spaces and social gathering spots.

这并不是说要改造一个对颜色有不良品味的人的客厅。这是关于修复历史建筑,并向社区灌输自豪感,这可以通过设计新的公共空间和社交聚会场所来实现。

What is the harm of doing the right thing? What is the harm of doing our job as legislators and making sure we do not stick the entire bankruptcy community with these provisions that do not make any sense?

做正确的事有什么害处?作为立法者,我们的职责是确保我们不让整个破产界都遵守这些毫无意义的条款,这有什么害处呢?

One of the devices of the evil inclination is to turn our attention away from the present by heightening our anticipation of the future.

邪恶倾向的手段之一是通过提高我们对未来的预期来转移我们对现在的注意力。

I'm raising a child, and it's public. The media creates these dramas, and that's not what's happening in my life.

我要抚养一个孩子,而且是公开的。媒体创造了这些戏剧,而我的生活中却没有。

Our Cuba policy didn't make much sense during the Cold War and makes even less sense now.

我们的古巴政策在冷战期间没有多大意义,现在更没有意义了。

I'll always be grateful to the public of intelligent amateurs.

我将永远感激那些聪明的业余爱好者。