The modern state no longer has anything but rights; it does not recognize duties any more.

  • -- Georges Bernanos 乔治·贝尔纳诺斯

现代国家不再拥有任何东西,只有权利;它不再承认义务。

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The modern mind tends to be more and more critical and analytical in spirit, hence it must devise for itself an engine of expression which is logically defensible at every point and which tends to correspond to the rigorous spirit of modern science.

现代思维在精神上越来越具有批判性和分析性,因此它必须为自己设计一种表达引擎,这种引擎在任何一点上都是逻辑上站得住脚的,而且往往与现代科学的严谨精神相对应。

Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans, and must be that of every free state.

每个公民都应该当兵。这是希腊人和罗马人的情况,而且必须是每一个自由国家的情况。

I don't think my principles change. I think the way in which you apply those principles to modern society changes.

我认为我的原则不会改变。我认为,你将这些原则应用于现代社会的方式发生了变化。

Everything is in a state of flux, including the status quo.

一切都在变化,包括现状。