It is not to be disguised, that a war has broken out between the North and the South. - Political and commercial men are industriously striving to restore peace: but the peace, which they would effect, is superficial, false, and temporary.

  • -- Gerrit Smith 赫里特·史密斯

南北之间爆发了战争,这是不可掩饰的。-政治家和商人正在努力恢复和平,但他们所要实现的和平是肤浅的、虚假的和暂时的。

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In every commercial state, notwithstanding any pretension to equal rights, the exaltation of a few must depress the many.

在每一个商业国家,尽管自命享有平等权利,但少数人的提高必然会使多数人感到沮丧。

I must end it. There is no hope. I will be at peace. No one had anything to do with it. My decision totally.

我必须结束它。没有希望了。我会平静下来。没有人与此事有任何关系。我的决定。

Every nation has to follow a certain policy: Commercial, trade, various other types of policies.

每个国家都必须遵循一定的政策:商业、贸易、各种其他类型的政策。

If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, than there'd be peace.

如果每个人都要求和平而不是另一台电视机,那么就会有和平。

Buy what thou hast no need of and ere long thou shalt sell thy necessities.

买你不需要的东西,不久你就会卖掉你的必需品。

I can't give political advice to politicians.

我不能给政客们政治建议。