The leader of men in warfare can show himself to his followers only through a mask, a mask that he must make for himself, but a mask made in such form as will mark him to men of his time and place as the leader they want and need.

  • -- John Keegan 基根

战争中的领袖只能通过面具向他的追随者展示自己,这面具是他必须为自己做的,但这种面具的形式将把他作为他们想要和需要的领袖,标记在他所处的时代和地点。

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I first saw the island of Noirmoutier when I was two weeks old. I think it's probably safe to say that I didn't fully appreciate it at the time; but I grew to love it as year after year I spent holidays there at my grandparents' cottage.

我第一次看到诺莫蒂埃岛是在我两周大的时候。我想可以肯定地说,我当时并没有完全欣赏它;但随着我年复一年地在祖父母的小屋度假,我渐渐爱上了它。

A person of bourgeois origin goes through life with some expectation of getting what he wants, within reasonable limits. Hence the fact that in times of stress ‘educated’ people tend to come to the front.

资产阶级出身的人,一生都带着某种期望,在合理的限度内得到他想要的东西。因此,在压力大的时候,“受过教育”的人往往会走到最前面。