To me, consensus seems to be the process of abandoning all beliefs, principles, values and policies. So it is something in which no one believes and to which no one objects.

  • -- Margaret Thatcher 玛格丽特·撒切尔

在我看来,共识似乎是抛弃所有信仰、原则、价值观和政策的过程。所以没有人相信,也没有人反对。

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The essence of the Liberal outlook lies not in what opinions are held, but in how they are held: instead of being held dogmatically, they are held tentatively, and with a consciousness that new evidence may at any moment lead to their abandonment.

自由主义观点的本质不在于人们持有什么样的观点,而在于人们如何持有这些观点:人们不是武断地持有这些观点,而是试探性地持有这些观点,并意识到新的证据随时可能导致人们抛弃这些观点。

You must be ready to give up everything, not only material attachments but also human attachments - father, mother, wife, children - everything that you have. But the one thing which you have to abandon unconditionally is your self.

你必须准备好放弃一切,不仅是物质上的依恋,还有人的依恋——父亲、母亲、妻子、孩子——你所拥有的一切。但是有一件事你必须无条件地放弃,那就是你的自我。

Doing nothing while the middle class is hurting. That's not leadership. Loose regulations and lax enforcement. That's not leadership. That's abandoning our middle class.

当中产阶级受到伤害时,什么也不做。这不是领导。规章制度宽松,执法不严。这不是领导。这是在抛弃我们的中产阶级。

Crime is the price society pays for abandoning character.

犯罪是社会为抛弃品格所付出的代价。