A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
战争
War
You were born a child of light’s wonderful secret— you return to the beauty you have always been.
你出生在光的奇妙秘密的孩子-你回到你一直是美丽的。
God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right even though I think it is hopeless.
上帝赐予我勇气,让我不放弃我认为是正确的,即使我认为它是无望的。
War is the statesman's game, the priest's delight, the lawyer's jest, the hired assassin's trade.
战争是政治家的游戏,是牧师的乐趣,是律师的笑话,是受雇刺客的职业。
Wars are, of course, as a rule to be avoided; but they are far better than certain kinds of peace.
当然,战争是可以避免的;但它们比某种和平要好得多。
The mind can forget what the body, defined by each breath, subject to the heart beating, does not.
心灵可以忘记身体所不能忘记的,身体由每一次呼吸所定义,受制于心脏的跳动。
War is never economically beneficial except for those in position to profit from war expenditures.
除了那些能从战争开支中获利的人,战争在经济上从来就没有好处。
In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.
在准备战斗时,我总是发现计划是无用的,但计划是必不可少的。
It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
为死去的人哀悼是愚蠢和错误的。相反,我们应该感谢上帝,这样的人还活着。
I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion.
我不怕一群由羊带领的狮子;我害怕狮子带领的羊群。
The issue is now quite clear. It is between light and darkness and every one must choose his side.
现在问题相当清楚了。它在光明和黑暗之间,每个人都必须选择自己的立场。
Thus, the use of fiat money is more justifiable in financing a depression than in financing a war.
因此,在为大萧条融资时,使用法定货币比为战争融资更合理。
Always, it is the poor people who pay. And always, it is the poor people's women who pay the most.
总是穷人付钱。而且总是穷人的女人付的钱最多。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
If there is not the war, you don't get the great general; if there is not a great occasion, you don't get a great statesman; if Lincoln had lived in a time of peace, no one would have known his name.
如果没有战争,就不会有伟大的将军;如果没有伟大的时刻,你就不会有伟大的政治家;如果林肯生活在和平时期,没有人会知道他的名字。
We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.
我们将不惜一切代价保卫我们的岛屿,我们将在海滩上战斗,我们将在登陆场战斗,我们将在田野和街道上战斗,我们将在山上战斗;我们决不投降。
Of course you know, this means war.
你当然知道,这意味着战争。
Civil war? What does that mean? Is there any foreign war? Isn't every war fought between men, between brothers?
内战吗?这是什么意思?有外国战争吗?不是每一场战争都是人与弟兄之间的战争吗?
War created bizarre allies, while peace itself could be divisive.
战争造就了奇异的盟友,而和平本身就可能分裂。
All treaties between great states cease to be binding when they come in conflict with the struggle for existence.
当大国之间的所有条约与生存斗争发生冲突时,它们就不再具有约束力。