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他說參議院的運作要靠議員之間的“相互遷就，相互尊重及相互制約”，而不應(yīng)靠那種來自上面的壓力。

The Senate, he said, should operate by “accommodation, by respect for one another, by mutual restraint”, rather than by topdown direction.

曼斯菲爾德抨擊了約翰遜奸詐的強硬政策，拒絕充當(dāng)像“雜技團的演出指揮、參議院夜總會儀式的主持人、訓(xùn)獅員或獨斷獨行者等”一樣的角色。

Mr. Mansfield took a swipe at Johnson’s wily forcefulness, refusing to act like “a circus ringmaster, the master of ceremonies of a Senate night club, a master of lions or a wheeler and dealer.”

曼斯菲爾德是在肯尼迪就任總統(tǒng)時擔(dān)任參議院多數(shù)黨領(lǐng)袖的，這個時代背景很可以說明他為何采取被動的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)風(fēng)格。

Mr. Mansfield took the Senate’s helm when John Kennedy moved into the White House, and this timing goes a long way to explain his passive style.