The greater the state, the more wrong and cruel its patriotism, and the greater is the sum of suffering upon which its power is founded.

  • -- Leo Tolstoy 利奥·托尔斯泰

国家越大,它的爱国主义就越错误和残酷,它的力量建立在苦难之上的痛苦也就越大。

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They are patriotic in time of war because it is to their interest to be so, but in time of peace they follow power and the dollar wherever they may lead.

他们在战争时期是爱国的,因为这符合他们的利益,但在和平时期,他们追随权力和美元,无论走到哪里。

The cry has been that when war is declared, all opposition should be hushed. A sentiment more unworthy of a free country could hardly be propagated.

一直以来的呼声是,一旦宣战,所有的反对意见都应保持沉默。对于一个自由国家来说,一种更不值得的情绪是难以传播的。