The essential act of war is destruction, not necessarily of human lives, but of the products of human labor.

  • -- George Orwell 乔治·奥威尔

战争的基本行为是毁灭,不一定是毁灭人类的生命,而是毁灭人类劳动的产物。

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Marching thus at night, a battalion is doubly impressive. The silent monster is full of restrained power; resolute in its onward sweep, impervious to danger, it looks a menacing engine of destruction, steady to its goal, and certain of its mission.

这样在夜间行军,一个营就更令人印象深刻了。沉默的怪物充满了克制的力量;它坚定地向前横扫,不受任何危险的影响,看上去像一个危险的毁灭机器,坚定地朝着目标前进,坚定地执行着自己的使命。

War is not merely a political act but a real political instrument, a continuation of political intercourse, a carrying out of the same by other means.

战争不仅是一种政治行为,而且是一种真正的政治工具,是政治交往的继续,是通过其他方式进行的。

Sun-bleached bones were most wonderful against the blue - that blue that will always be there as it is now after all man's destruction is finished.

被太阳晒白的骨头与蓝色的对比是最美妙的——蓝色将永远存在,就像现在人类毁灭之后的样子。

Once we recognize our shadow's existence we must resist the enticing step of going with its flow.

一旦我们意识到影子的存在,我们就必须抵制跟随影子流动的诱惑。