The use of force alone is but temporary. It may subdue for a moment; but does not remove the necessity of subduing again: and a nation is not governed, which is perpetually to be conquered.

  • -- Edmund Burke 埃德蒙伯克

仅仅使用武力是暂时的。它可能会暂时屈服;但这并不能消除再次征服的必要性。一个国家不受统治,却永远要被征服。

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What is a soul? It's like electricity - we don't really know what it is, but it's a force that can light a room.

什么是灵魂?这就像电一样——我们不知道它是什么,但它是一种可以照亮房间的力量。

Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism.

武力是专制主义的根本原则和直接根源。