Fifth, there is a danger that the Conservative government, faced with irrational populist forces on both the left and the right, will shrink from its duty to stand up for good values and good sense. But it is vital that, amid all the make-believe, there are still those who hammer home the simple truth that, no matter how much people wish for it, a country cannot decide simply to stop the world and get off.
第五，保守党政府面对荒谬的左右翼民粹主义势力从原来的行使职能退而坚持正确价值观的危险性始终存在。但在一切乱象之下，重要的是仍有人坚持一个最简单的真理：即无论人们抱有多么迫切的愿望，一个国家也无法决定让世界停止运转，让自己下车。