Great nations are simply the operating fronts of behind-the-scenes, vastly ambitious individuals who had become so effectively powerful because of their ability to remain invisible while operating behind the national scenery.

  • -- Buckminster Fuller 富勒

伟大的国家只不过是幕后操作的前线,这些野心勃勃的个人之所以变得如此强大,是因为他们有能力在幕后操作时保持隐形。

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I've also seen that great men are often lonely. This is understandable, because they have built such high standards for themselves that they often feel alone. But that same loneliness is part of their ability to create.

我也看到伟人往往是孤独的。这是可以理解的,因为他们为自己制定了如此高的标准,以至于他们常常感到孤独。但同样的孤独也是他们创造能力的一部分。

But while human liberty has engaged the attention of the enlightened, and enlisted the feelings of the generous of all civilized nations, may we not enquire if this liberty has been rightly understood?

但是,当人类的自由引起了开明人士的注意,并得到了所有文明国家慷慨大方的感情时,我们难道不能问问这种自由是否得到了正确的理解吗?

French and German illustrate the misleading character of apparent grammatical simplicity just as well.

法语和德语也同样说明了明显的语法简单性所具有的误导性。

The ability to be successful should be a good thing.

成功的能力应该是一件好事。