Civilization exists precisely so that there may be no masses but rather men alert enough never to constitute masses.

  • -- Georges Bernanos 乔治·贝尔纳诺斯

文明的存在,就是为了没有群众,只有足够警觉的人,永远不会构成群众。

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We must not try to force him to take civilization immediately in its complete form, but under just laws, guaranteeing to Indians equal civil laws, the Indian question, a source of such dishonor to our country and of shame to true patriots, will soon be a thing of the past.

我们不能强迫他立即把文明以完整的形式呈现出来,但是根据公正的法律,保证印第安人享有平等的民事法律,印第安人的问题,这个使我们的国家蒙羞、使真正的爱国者蒙羞的问题,将很快成为历史。

I do not pretend to start with precise questions. I do not think you can start with anything precise. You have to achieve such precision as you can, as you go along.

我不会假装从精确的问题开始。我认为你不能从任何精确的东西开始。你必须达到你所能达到的精确度。

The papacy again, representing the traditional unity of European civilization, has also shown itself unable to limit effectively the push of nationalism.

再次代表欧洲文明传统统一的教皇制度,也表现出无法有效限制民族主义的推动。