I said it was all well and good to let them strike the first blow, but if they hit us hard below the belt, we should take a meat ax and cut their hands off.

我说，我们容忍共和党人先出手，向我们发动攻击，这也就罢了，但如果他们不正当地抨击我们的要害部位，我们就应该拿起一把剁肉的斧头，将他们的手砍断。

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I said it was all well and good to let them strike the first blow, but if they hit us hard below the belt, we should take a meat ax and cut their hands off.

我说，我们容忍共和党人先出手，向我们发动攻击，这也就罢了，但如果他们不正当地抨击我们的要害部位，我们就应该拿起一把剁肉的斧头，将他们的手砍断。

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