People think the free market is a philosophy, they think that it is a creed. It is none of those things. Free market is a bathroom scale, it is a measuring tape, it's simply a measurement.

  • -- P. J. O'Rourke P.J.O'Rourke公司

人们认为自由市场是一种哲学,他们认为它是一种信条。这些都不是。自由市场是一个浴室的秤,它是一个卷尺,它只是一个测量工具。

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There are two possible outcomes: if the result confirms the hypothesis, then you've made a measurement. If the result is contrary to the hypothesis, then you've made a discovery.

有两种可能的结果:如果结果证实了假设,那么您就进行了度量。如果结果与假设相反,那么你就有了一个发现。

So, what I say to people is that politics has got to be about principle and values above all. Of course, there are times when you have to make accommodations.

所以,我想对人们说的是,政治首先必须是原则和价值观。当然,有时你不得不做出调整。

Save your money. You're going to need twice as much money in your old age as you think.

节省你的钱。你年老时需要的钱是你想象的两倍。

Sometimes I think books are the only friends worth having.

有时候我认为书是唯一值得拥有的朋友。

Famous people consume us because we are bored.

名人消耗我们是因为我们无聊。