History is little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind.

  • -- Edward Gibbon 爱德华·吉本

历史不过是人类罪恶、愚蠢和不幸的记录。

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Man must cease attributing his problems to his environment, and learn again to exercise his will - his personal responsibility in the realm of faith and morals.

人必须停止把他的问题归咎于他所处的环境,而重新学会行使他的意志- -他在信仰和道德领域的个人责任。

It is a mistake to think that we can control the breeding of mankind in the long run by an appeal to conscience.

认为我们可以通过诉诸良知来控制人类的长期繁衍是错误的。