In the account book of the Great War the page recording the Russian losses has been ripped out. The figures are unknown. Five millions, or eight? We ourselves know not.

  • -- Paul von Hindenburg 兴登堡

在第一次世界大战的帐簿上,记录俄国损失的那一页被撕掉了。具体数字不详。五百万,还是八百万?我们自己也不知道。

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We're going to have to look very seriously at what we're doing right or wrong because we just keep losing.

我们必须非常严肃地看待我们所做的是对还是错,因为我们一直在输。

It’s too bad war gets all the attention; it’s too bad the plant is easier to see than the root.

太糟糕了,战争吸引了所有的注意力;太可惜了,植物比根更容易看见。

For a war to be just three things are necessary – public authority, just cause, right motive.

一场战争只有三件事是必要的——公共权力,正义的原因,正确的动机。

We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.

我们牧羊,我们赶牛,我们领导人民。领我走,跟我走,不然就滚开。