There is as yet no civilized society, but only a society in the process of becoming civilized. There is as yet no civilized nation, but only nations in the process of becoming civilized. From this standpoint, we can now speak of a collective task of humankind. The task of humanity is to build a genuine civilization.

世界上还没有文明的社会，只有正在走向文明的社会。世界上还没有文明的民族，只有正在走向文明的民族。从这一观点出发，我们现在可以谈谈人类的一项集体任务。人类的任务是建设真正的文明。