By 'radical,' I understand one who goes too far; by 'conservative,' one who does not go far enough; by 'reactionary,' one who won't go at all.

  • -- Woodrow Wilson 伍德罗威尔逊

通过“激进”,我理解一个人走得太远;“保守主义者”指的是走得不够远的人;被一个“反动分子”,一个根本不愿去的人。

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When great changes occur in history, when great principles are involved, as a rule the majority are wrong. The minority are right.

当历史发生重大变化时,当涉及重大原则时,大多数人通常是错误的。少数人是对的。

Conservatives used to believe in confronting hard truths, not succumbing to comforting fairy tales. Some still do.

保守派过去相信要面对残酷的事实,而不是屈服于令人宽慰的童话。一些还在做。

I am trying to do two things: dare to be a radical and not a fool, which is a matter of no small difficulty.

我在努力做两件事:敢于做一个激进的人,而不是一个傻瓜,这是一个不小的困难。

A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward.

一个保守的人有两条完美的腿,然而,从来没有学会如何向前走。