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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During times of war, hatred becomes quite respectable, even though it has to masquerade often under the guise of patriotism.

在战争时期,仇恨变得相当可敬,尽管它常常要以爱国主义的名义伪装起来。

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?”

I hope to stay unemployed as a war photographer till the end of my life.

我希望作为一名战地摄影师一直失业到我生命的尽头。

War means fighting, and fighting means killing.

战争意味着战斗,战斗意味着杀戮。