But the further step, by means of which a civilization is given its quality or culture, is only attained by a process of cellular division, in the course of which the individual is differentiated, made distinct from and independent of the parent group.

-- Herbert Read 赫伯特·里德

但是，只有通过细胞分裂的过程，才能使个体得到区别，使个体区别于母体，并独立于母体，从而获得文明的品质或文化。

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To deal with the true causes of war one must begin by recognizing as of prime relevancy to the solution of the problem the familiar fact that civilization is a partial, incomplete, and, to a great extent, superficial modification of barbarism.

要处理战争的真正原因，我们必须首先认识到一个众所周知的事实，即文明是对野蛮主义的片面、不完整和在很大程度上是表面的修改，这是与解决问题的首要关系。

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I have, for many years past, contemplated the noble races of red men who are now spread over these trackless forests and boundless prairies, melting away at the approach of civilization.

在过去的许多年里，我一直在思索着那些高贵的红族人，他们现在散布在这些无路可走的森林和无边无际的草原上，随着文明的到来而逐渐消失。

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