On Liberty — Page 4
_Liberty_ was published shortly after, as well as the _Thoughts on Parliamentary Reform_, and no year passed without Mill making important contributions on the political, philosophical, and ethical questions of the day.
_La Libertad_ fue publicada poco después, así como los _Pensamientos sobre la Reforma Parlamentaria_, y no pasó un año sin que Mill hiciera importantes contribuciones sobre las cuestiones políticas, filosóficas y éticas de la época.
Seven years after the death of his wife, Mill was invited to contest Westminster.
Siete años después de la muerte de su esposa, Mill fue invitado a disputar el escaño de Westminster.
His feeling on the conduct of elections made him refuse to take any personal action in the matter, and he gave the frankest expression to his political views, but nevertheless he was elected by a large majority.
Su opinión sobre la conducta de las elecciones le llevó a negarse a tomar ninguna acción personal en el asunto, y expresó con toda franqueza sus opiniones políticas, pero sin embargo fue elegido por una amplia mayoría.
He was not a conventional success in the House; as a speaker he lacked magnetism.
No fue un éxito convencional en la Cámara; como orador le faltaba magnetismo.
But his influence was widely felt.
Pero su influencia se dejó sentir ampliamente.
"For the sake of the House of Commons at large," said Mr. Gladstone, "I rejoiced in his advent and deplored his disappearance.
«En nombre de la Cámara de los Comunes en su conjunto», dijo el señor Gladstone, «me alegré de su llegada y deploré su desaparición.
He did us all good."
Nos hizo bien a todos».
After only three years in Parliament, he was defeated at the next General Election by Mr. W. H. Smith.
Tras solo tres años en el Parlamento, fue derrotado en las siguientes elecciones generales por el señor W. H. Smith.
He retired to Avignon, to the pleasant little house where the happiest years of his life had been spent in the companionship of his wife, and continued his disinterested labours.
Se retiró a Aviñón, a la agradable casita donde había pasado los años más felices de su vida en compañía de su esposa, y continuó sus labores desinteresadas.
He completed his edition of his father's _Analysis of the Mind_, and also produced, in addition to less important work, _The Subjection of Women_, in which he had the active co-operation of his step-daughter.
Completó su edición del _Análisis de la Mente_ de su padre, y también produjo, además de obras de menor importancia, _La sujeción de la mujer_, en la que contó con la activa colaboración de su hijastra.
A book on Socialism was under consideration, but, like an earlier study of Sociology, it never was written.
Un libro sobre el socialismo estaba en consideración, pero, al igual que un estudio anterior sobre sociología, nunca llegó a escribirse.
Vocabulary
- Libertad
- Freedom or liberty as a concept
- fue
- Was; third person singular past tense of ser
- publicada
- Published; feminine past participle of publicar
- poco
- Little, a small amount or shortly
- después
- After, afterward, or later in time
- así
- Thus, so, or in this way
- como
- As, like, or how
- Pensamientos
- Thoughts or ideas considered mentally
- sobre
- About, on, or concerning a topic
- Reforma
- Reform; improvement or change of a system
- Parlamentaria
- Parliamentary; relating to a legislature or parliament
- pasó
- Passed; went by, referring to time
- año
- Year; a period of twelve months
- sin
- Without; lacking something or someone
- hiciera
- Made or did; past subjunctive of hacer
- importantes
- Important; significant or of great consequence
- contribuciones
- Contributions; things given or added to something
- cuestiones
- Questions, issues, or matters to consider
- políticas
- Political; relating to government or public affairs
- filosóficas
- Philosophical; relating to philosophy and ideas
- éticas
- Ethical; relating to morals and right conduct
- época
- Era or epoch; a historical period of time
- Siete
- Seven; the number 7
- años
- Years; plural of año, periods of twelve months
- muerte
- Death; the end of life
- esposa
- Wife; a married woman partner
- invitado
- Invited; asked to participate or attend something
- disputar
- To contest or compete for something
- escaño
- Parliamentary seat or bench in legislature
- opinión
- Opinion; a personal view or judgment
- conducta
- Conduct or behavior; manner of acting
- elecciones
- Elections; processes of voting for candidates
- llevó
- Led or took; caused someone to do something
- negarse
- To refuse; to decline doing something
- tomar
- To take or to have something
- ninguna
- No, none, or not any; feminine negative adjective
- acción
- Action; something done or performed
- personal
- Personal; relating to oneself individually
- asunto
- Matter or affair; an issue to deal with
- expresó
- Expressed; communicated thoughts or feelings clearly
- toda
- All or entire; feminine form of todo
- franqueza
- Frankness or candor; honest and direct speech
- opiniones
- Opinions; personal views or judgments
- pero
- But; conjunction expressing contrast
- embargo
- Sin embargo means nevertheless or however
- elegido
- Elected or chosen; past participle of elegir
- amplia
- Wide, broad, or ample; large in extent
- mayoría
- Majority; more than half of a group
- éxito
- Success; achievement of desired results
- convencional
- Conventional; following accepted norms or standards
- Cámara
- Chamber; legislative assembly or parliament house
- orador
- Orator or speaker; person who gives speeches
- faltaba
- Lacked or was missing; imperfect of faltar
- magnetismo
- Magnetism; powerful personal charm or attraction
- Pero
- But; conjunction expressing contrast or exception
- influencia
- Influence; power to affect others or events
- dejó
- Let, allowed, or left; past tense of dejar
- sentir
- To feel or to sense something emotionally
- ampliamente
- Widely or broadly; to a great extent
- nombre
- Name or behalf; on behalf of someone
- Comunes
- Commons; House of Commons legislative chamber
- conjunto
- Together or as a whole group
- dijo
- Said; third person singular preterite of decir
- señor
- Mister or sir; title of respect for men
- alegré
- Rejoiced or was glad; past of alegrarse
- llegada
- Arrival; the act of arriving somewhere
- deploré
- Deplored or lamented; expressed strong disapproval
- desaparición
- Disappearance; act of vanishing or departing
- hizo
- Did or made; third person singular preterite of hacer
- bien
- Well or good; something beneficial
- todos
- Everyone or all; referring to an entire group
- Tras
- After or behind; preposition indicating sequence
- solo
- Only or just; alone or single
- tres
- Three; the number 3
- Parlamento
- Parliament; national legislative assembly or body
- derrotado
- Defeated; beaten in a contest or election
- siguientes
- Following or next; coming after in sequence
- generales
- General; as in general elections nationwide
- retiró
- Retired or withdrew; moved away to rest
- agradable
- Pleasant or agreeable; enjoyable and pleasing
- casita
- Little house or cottage; diminutive of casa
- donde
- Where; relative adverb indicating location
- había
- Had; third person singular imperfect of haber
- pasado
- Spent or passed; past participle of pasar
- más
- More or most; comparative or superlative adverb
- felices
- Happy; plural of feliz, experiencing happiness
- vida
- Life; the state of being alive
- compañía
- Company; the presence of another person
- continuó
- Continued; went on doing something without stopping
- labores
- Labors or tasks; work carried out diligently
- desinteresadas
- Selfless or disinterested; done without personal gain
- Completó
- Completed or finished; brought something to end
- edición
- Edition; a particular version of a published work
- Análisis
- Analysis; detailed examination of something
- Mente
- Mind; the seat of thought and consciousness
- padre
- Father; male parent
- también
- Also or too; in addition to something else
- produjo
- Produced; created or generated something
- además
- Furthermore or in addition; besides something else
- obras
- Works; literary or artistic creations
- menor
- Minor or lesser; smaller in importance or size
- importancia
- Importance; the quality of being significant
- sujeción
- Subjection; state of being under another's control
- mujer
- Woman or wife; adult female person
- contó
- Had or counted on; relied upon someone's help
- activa
- Active; energetically engaged in an activity
- colaboración
- Collaboration; working together with another person
- hijastra
- Stepdaughter; daughter from a partner's prior relationship
- libro
- Book; a written or printed literary work
- socialismo
- Socialism; political system of collective ownership
- estaba
- Was; third person singular imperfect of estar
- consideración
- Consideration; careful thought about something
- igual
- Equal or same; identical in value or degree
- estudio
- Study; careful examination or scholarly work
- anterior
- Previous or prior; coming before in time
- sociología
- Sociology; study of human society and behavior
- nunca
- Never; at no time or not ever
- llegó
- Arrived or managed; past tense of llegar
- escribirse
- To be written; reflexive infinitive of escribir
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