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The whole history of civilization is strewn with creeds and institutions which were invaluable at first, and deadly afterwards.

  • -- Walter Bagehot 沃尔特·巴格霍特

整个文明史充满了信条和制度，这些信条和制度最初是无价的，后来却致命。

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They came out over the highway and they stopped and that's when Barney got out, with the binoculars to try and identify the craft. I mean, he'd been in the military in World War Two, he's puzzled.

他们从高速公路上下来，停了下来，这时巴尼走了出来，拿着双筒望远镜试图辨认这艘飞船。我的意思是，他曾在二战中服役，他很困惑。

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It's not just that individuals have lost faith in the integrity of their leaders, it's that they no longer believe society's most powerful institutions are acting in their interests.

这不仅是因为个人对领导人的诚信失去了信心，还因为他们不再相信社会上最强大的机构在为他们的利益行事。

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Patients reported that their psychedelic sessions were an invaluable experiential training for dying.

病人报告说，他们的迷幻疗程是一种宝贵的濒死体验训练。

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I had examined myself pretty thoroughly and discovered that I was unfit for military service.

我仔细检查过自己，发现我不适合服兵役。

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We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home.

我们不能为了保卫国外的自由而放弃国内的自由。

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A camel is a horse designed by a committee.

骆驼是由委员会设计的马。

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War is an abstraction.

战争是一种抽象概念。

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