If a test of civilization be sought, none can be so sure as the condition of that half of society over which the other half has power.

  • -- Harriet Martineau 马蒂诺

如果要对文明进行检验,没有人能像社会的那一半人的状况那样确定,而社会的那一半人又掌握着权力。

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The world is in such a bad condition that if they don't find what you call a redeemer, every man, woman and child on this planet will be eliminated.

世界处于如此糟糕的境地,如果他们找不到你所说的救世主,这个星球上的每一个男人、女人和孩子都会被消灭。

We believe that civilization has been created under the pressure of the exigencies of life at the cost of satisfaction of the instincts.

我们认为,文明是在生活的迫切需要的压力下,以满足本能为代价而创造的。

You know when civilization began? With the invention of the mirror.

你知道文明是什么时候开始的吗?随着镜子的发明。

Insight is the first condition of Art.

洞察力是艺术的首要条件。