It was all well and good to let them strike the first blow, but if they hit us hard below the belt, we should take an ax and cut their hands off.

让他们先下手为强也就罢了，但如果他们暗中狠狠地打击我们的要害，我们就应该拿起一把斧头砍断他们的手。

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I said it was all well and good to let them strike the first blow, but if they hit us hard below the belt, we should take a meat ax and cut their hands off.

我说，我们容忍共和党人先出手，向我们发动攻击，这也就罢了，但如果他们不正当地抨击我们的要害部位，我们就应该拿起一把剁肉的斧头，将他们的手砍断。

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