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他说参议院的运作要靠议员之间的“相互迁就，相互尊重及相互制约”，而不应靠那种来自上面的压力。

The Senate, he said, should operate by “accommodation, by respect for one another, by mutual restraint”, rather than by topdown direction.

曼斯菲尔德抨击了约翰逊奸诈的强硬政策，拒绝充当像“杂技团的演出指挥、参议院夜总会仪式的主持人、训狮员或独断独行者等”一样的角色。

Mr. Mansfield took a swipe at Johnson’s wily forcefulness, refusing to act like “a circus ringmaster, the master of ceremonies of a Senate night club, a master of lions or a wheeler and dealer.”

曼斯菲尔德是在肯尼迪就任总统时担任参议院多数党领袖的，这个时代背景很可以说明他为何采取被动的领导风格。

Mr. Mansfield took the Senate’s helm when John Kennedy moved into the White House, and this timing goes a long way to explain his passive style.