“In the modern world it is worth distinguishing between the substance and symbols of sovereignty. The substance is the freedom to act independently — something that is now seldom possible for any single country.” So advised Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative party when urging Britons to vote to remain in the EU at the 1975 referendum on membership. More than 40 years later Tory Brexiters are still fighting for the symbols of sovereignty.
「在現代世界，有必要對主權的實質和符號進行區分。主權的實質是獨立行動的自由——如今對於任何一家國家來說都很難實現。」當瑪格麗特•撒切爾(Margaret Thatcher)領導的保守黨(Conservative)在1975年公投中敦促英國人投票支持留在歐共體(European Community)內時，他們曾這樣勸道。40多年後，保守黨內支持英國退歐的人仍然在爭取主權的符號。
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