2. The rejection of
absolutism implicit in our constitutional structure may sometimes make our politics seem unprincipled.
宪法结构中固有的对专制主义的抑制,在有些时候可能使我们的政治显得缺乏原则。
3. Instead of the "compassionate conservatism" that George Bush promised in his 2000 campaign, what has characterized the ideological core of today's GOP is
absolutism, not conservatism.
恰恰与乔治布什在2000年竞选时“富有同情心的保守主义”相反,塑造了今天大老党(共和党)核心意识形态的是专制主义而非保守主义。