He who is the author of a war lets loose the whole contagion of hell and opens a vein that bleeds a nation to death.

  • -- Thomas Paine 托马斯·潘恩

作为一场战争的作者,他释放了整个地狱的传染,打开了一根血脉,使一个国家流血至死。

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The hell of it was, Mr. Ballantine never wanted a friend, especially a black one. But once Denver committed, he stuck. It reminded me of what Jesus told His disciples 'Greater love has no man than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.

糟糕的是,百龄坛先生从来不想要一个朋友,尤其是一个黑人朋友。但丹芙一答应,他就坚持了下来。这使我想起耶稣对他的门徒所说的话:“没有人比这个更大的爱,他为他的朋友舍命。”

We are the most powerful nation on earth. No external power, no terrorist organization, can defeat us. But we can defeat ourselves by getting caught in a quagmire.

我们是世界上最强大的国家。没有任何外部力量,没有任何恐怖组织能够打败我们。但是我们可以通过陷入困境来打败自己。

As the only woman, I was able to sit with the officers in front, with a glass of vodka in one hand and a cucumber in the other. That's how I went to my first war.

作为唯一的女性,我能够和前面的警官坐在一起,一手拿着一杯伏特加,一手拿着一根黄瓜。这就是我第一次参加战争的方式。

If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be.

如果一个国家期望无知和自由,在文明的状态下,它期望的是过去和将来都不会发生的事情。

The definition of a modern approach to war is the acknowledgement of individual lives lost.

现代战争方法的定义是承认个人生命的丧失。

If you're going through hell, keep going.

如果你正在经历地狱,继续前进。