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The whole history of civilization is strewn with creeds and institutions which were invaluable at first, and deadly afterwards.

  • -- Walter Bagehot 沃尔特·巴格霍特

整个文明史充满了信条和制度，这些信条和制度最初是无价的，后来却致命。

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I was born in Jamaica but was educated by, and now serve, prestigious First World institutions, so I believe that I have a unique, dual perspective. To sidestep any biases I might have, I use the objective lens of the stock market to discover which policies actually delivered prosperity to emerging markets.

我出生在牙买加，但在著名的第一世界学府接受教育，现在在那里工作，所以我相信我有一个独特的、双重的视角。为了避免我可能存在的任何偏见，我利用股市的客观视角，来发现哪些政策实际上给新兴市场带来了繁荣。

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I felt a little uncomfortable because, when I went in to the military, I was the main male vocalist they had and when I came out they had like two or three vocalists. Otis came in when I was in the military, too.

我觉得有点不舒服，因为当我参军的时候，我是他们主要的男歌手，当我出来的时候，他们有两三个歌手。奥蒂斯也是在我参军的时候进来的。

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We cannot have peace if we are only concerned with peace. War is not an accident. It is the logical outcome of a certain way of life. If we want to attack war, we have to attack that way of life.

如果我们只关心和平，就不可能有和平。战争不是偶然的。它是某种生活方式的逻辑结果。如果我们想攻击战争，我们就必须攻击那种生活方式。

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It's not just that individuals have lost faith in the integrity of their leaders, it's that they no longer believe society's most powerful institutions are acting in their interests.

这不仅是因为个人对领导人的诚信失去了信心，还因为他们不再相信社会上最强大的机构在为他们的利益行事。

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War is a racket. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives.

战争是一种骗局。这是唯一一个在国际范围内。这是唯一一种利润以美元计算，而生命损失以美元计算的方法。

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Many activities and team play participation will give you a training that will prove invaluable later on in life.

许多活动和团队游戏的参与会给你一个训练，这将证明在以后的生活中是无价的。

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The time I've spent in professional Premiership club rugby has been invaluable.

我在英超职业橄榄球俱乐部度过的时光是无价的。

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When there is no peril in the fight there is no glory in the triumph.

如果战斗中没有危险，胜利中就没有荣耀。

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