It is one of the truisms of politics that a conservative is often enough a former liberal who has been 'mugged by reality.'

It is one of the truisms of politics that a conservative is often enough a former liberal who has been 'mugged by reality.'

政治上有一条不言自明的真理，那就是保守派常常是被现实“抢劫”的前自由派。

-- Frank Gaffney 弗兰克·加夫尼