"My country, right or wrong" is a thing no patriot would ever think of saying except in a desperate case. It is like saying "My mother, drunk or sober."

  • -- G. K. Chesterton 特顿

“我的国家,无论对错”,这是一个爱国者除了在绝望的情况下才会想到说的话。这就像在说“我妈妈,喝醉了还是清醒的”。

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The people cannot be all, and always well informed. The part which is wrong will be discontented in proportion to the importance of the facts they misconceive.

人民不可能面面俱到,而且总是消息灵通。错误的部分将会随着他们所误解的事实的重要性而感到不满。

The highest patriotism is not a blind acceptance of official policy, but a love of one's country deep enough to call her to a higher plain.

最高的爱国主义不是对官方政策的盲目接受,而是对祖国的热爱,这种热爱之深足以把她召唤到更高的境界。