Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty and dies with chaos.

  • -- Will Durant 威尔·杜兰特

文明始于秩序,在自由中成长,在混乱中消亡。

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Yet, history has shown that if material force can defeat some ideologies it can no longer obliterate a civilization without destabilizing the whole planet.

然而,历史表明,如果物质力量能够击败某些意识形态,它就不能在不破坏整个地球稳定的情况下消灭一个文明。

Jesus wept; Voltaire smiled. From that divine tear and from that human smile is derived the grace of present civilization.

耶稣哭了。伏尔泰笑了。从那神圣的眼泪和人类的微笑中,产生了现代文明的优雅。

Everything is contingent, and there is also chaos.

一切都是偶然的,也有混乱。

Chaos and Order are not enemies, only opposites.

混乱和秩序不是敌人,而是对立的。