The best servants of the people, like the best valets, must whisper unpleasant truths in the master's ear. It is the court fool, not the foolish courtier, whom the king can least afford to lose.

  • -- Walter Lippmann 沃尔特·利普曼

人民最好的仆人,就像最好的仆人一样,必须在主人耳边低声说出令人不快的事实。国王最不能失去的是宫廷里的傻瓜,而不是愚蠢的朝臣。

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The public character of every public servant is legitimate subject of discussion, and his fitness or unfitness for office may be fairly canvassed by any person.

每一个公务员的公共性都是正当的讨论话题,任何人都可以公平地讨论他是否适合担任公职。

At a bridge, a plank, a river, the servant foremost, the master behind.

在一座桥上,一块木板上,一条河上,仆人在前,主人在后。