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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Tell a man whose house is on fire to give a moderate alarm; tell him to moderately rescue his wife from the hands of the ravisher; tell the mother to gradually extricate her babe from the fire into which it has fallen; but urge me not to use moderation.

告诉一个房子着火的人,适度地发出警报;告诉他适度地把他的妻子从掠夺者手中救出来;告诉母亲要慢慢地把她的孩子从它掉进去的火里救出来;但请敦促我不要使用节制。

We have to struggle against the conservatives from all sides, not only the right-wingers, but also the left-wing conservatives who don't want to change anything.

我们必须从各个方面与保守派斗争,不仅是右翼,还有不想改变任何事情的左翼保守派。

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。

I will die like a true-blue rebel. Don't waste any time in mourning -- organize.

我会像一个真正的蓝色叛军一样死去。不要把时间浪费在哀悼上——组织起来。