There is nothing that I shudder at more than the idea of a separation of the Union. Should such an event ever happen, which I fervently pray God to avert, from that date I view our liberty gone.

  • -- Andrew Jackson 安德鲁·杰克逊

一想到要脱离联邦,我就不寒而栗。我虔诚地祈求上帝不要发生这样的事情,如果真的发生了,从那天起,我就会看到我们的自由消失了。

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The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community against his will is to prevent harm to others.

违背文明社会任何成员的意愿,对其正当行使权力的唯一目的是防止伤害他人。

Europe has a lot of strength. We need to pool that strength, and I am very much in favour of that - more of a deeper political union.

欧洲实力雄厚。我们需要凝聚这种力量,我非常支持这一点——更深入的政治联盟。

The true genius shudders at incompleteness - and usually prefers silence to saying something which is not everything it should be.

真正的天才对不完整的东西感到不寒而栗——他通常宁愿保持沉默,也不愿说一些不应该说的话。

Over the years the political establishment has frowned if a mainstream politician mentions marriage.

多年来,如果一个主流政治家提到婚姻,政治体制内的人都会皱起眉头。

I think isolation is one of the greatest problems, an ever-growing obstacle to political solidarity.

我认为孤立是最大的问题之一,是政治团结日益增长的障碍。

What more felicity can fall to creature, than to enjoy delight with liberty?

有什么比享受自由带来的快乐更能使人幸福呢?

Kosovo's destiny is clearly to join the European Union at some point.

科索沃的命运显然是在某个时候加入欧盟。