Mr johnson 's own hero , the post-war foreign secretary ernest bevin , is the ultimate example .
约翰逊先生的偶像战后外交大臣欧内斯特贝文是一个终极范例。
If the test of a statesman 's legacy is indeed the quality and endurance of the structures he leaves behind , few can match the record of one of britain 's least probable foreign secretaries , ernest bevin .
Bevin 's particular insight , drawn very much from the period through which he had lived himself , was that britain could achieve its objectives in the world by acting as the junior , though in his view never supine , partner of america .
