If a test of civilization be sought, none can be so sure as the condition of that half of society over which the other half has power.

  • -- Harriet Martineau 马蒂诺

如果要对文明进行检验,没有人能像社会的那一半人的状况那样确定,而社会的那一半人又掌握着权力。

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Yet, history has shown that if material force can defeat some ideologies it can no longer obliterate a civilization without destabilizing the whole planet.

然而,历史表明,如果物质力量能够击败某些意识形态,它就不能在不破坏整个地球稳定的情况下消灭一个文明。

On a group of theories one can found a school; but on a group of values one can found a culture, a civilization, a new way of living together among men.

一个人可以根据一组理论建立一所学校;但在一组价值观上,人们可以找到一种文化,一种文明,一种人类共同生活的新方式。

We are regarded as a Third World country with First World living conditions.

我们被认为是拥有第一世界生活条件的第三世界国家。

We must resist the call to battle when we are in no condition for it.

当我们没有条件战斗时,我们必须抵制战斗的召唤。