Expedients are for the hour , but principles are for the ages .
权宜之计只为暂时，而原则则是长久之计。
The era of procrastination , of half-measures , of soothing and baffling expedients , of delays , is coming to its close .
继续拖延、折衷和自我安慰似的权宜之计的时代已接近尾声。
What do you think of those two expedients ?
你觉得这两种办法怎么样？
The era of procrastination , of half-measures , of soothing and baffling expedients , of delays , is coming to its close . In its place we are entering a period of consequences .
继续拖延，折衷，和自我安慰式的权宜之计的时代已经接近尾声。取而代之的，我们将开始生活于其后果之中。
The sole factor that could possibly prevent any of these from being completely fungible is the difficulty of subdividing their separate units ; and various expedients have been adopted , which , at least as far as money is concerned , have entirely robbed this difficulty of all practical significance .
