No, we conservatives must accept that the profusion of ever more beautiful handheld devices is not, in the long run, going to do wonders for the old art of writing a letter.

罢了，我们保守主义者必须接受日新月异的手持设备在长期看来对写一封书信的古老艺术不会有任何奇妙的作用。

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Pushed through despite objections from old-line conservatives, the law for the first time gave equal weight to both state - and private-ownership rights.

尽管有保守者们的反对，这项法案第一次给了国有和私有财产相同的权利。

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Often opposition comes not only from the conservatives, who cling to tradition, but also from the extremist militants, who favor neither the old nor the new.

通常，反对者不光是那些墨守成规的保守派，也有可能来自既不喜新亦不厌旧的极端主义好斗者。

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Mr Carter may be no more than a cuddly old joke to many conservatives nowadays.

ECONOMIST: A toothy nightmare for Republicans

Moreover, Mr Major also inherited the poll tax, the product of his predecessor's attempt to reform local-government finance, which had young rebels on the streets and old rebels deserting the Conservatives in droves.

ECONOMIST: John Major

It is clear that Mr Graham has felt most comfortable with conservatives of the old, pre-Moral Majority stamp.

ECONOMIST: American evangelism