The king , it is said , cannot breezily ignore the reactionaries ; he is doing his best .
据说,国王不能随意地忽视反对派,他现在的表现已是最好的了。
In periods of speedy progress , it seems , stubborn reactionaries at least enjoy a certain scarcity value .
在快速进步的社会时期,看起来,顽固的反动派至少享有了某种稀缺的价值。
In the interview , he uttered one of his iconic sayings : " all reactionaries are paper tigers . "
在那次采访中,他说出了他标志性的语录之一:“一切反动派都是纸老虎。”
But he nevertheless rejects the reactionaries who dismiss modernism : " for their impulse is not only to crush every new talent as it appears but to castrate the past as well . "
He urged the russian people to defend their hard-won democracy . In effect he was telling the reactionaries you may steal our freedom but you 'll have to do it over my dead body .