I do not mean to exclude altogether the idea of patriotism. I know it exists, and I know it has done much in the present contest. But I will venture to assert, that a great and lasting war can never be supported on this principle alone. It must be aided by a prospect of interest, or some reward.

  • -- George Washington 乔治华盛顿

我并不是要完全排除爱国主义的概念。我知道它的存在,我知道它在目前的竞争中发挥了很大作用。但是,我要大胆地说,一场伟大和持久的战争决不能仅靠这一原则来支持。它必须得到利益或某种回报的前景的帮助。

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There's so many different worlds, so many different suns. And we have just one world, but we live in different ones.

有那么多不同的世界,那么多不同的太阳。我们只有一个世界,但我们生活在不同的世界。

Some men see things as they are and say, "Why?" I dream of things that never were and say, "Why not?"

有些人看到事情的本来面目,会说:“为什么?”我梦想着从未有过的事情,我说:“为什么不呢?”

It is a sweet and seemly thing to die for one's country.

为祖国而死是一件甜蜜而体面的事。

War is the remedy for peace.

战争是和平的良药。