Nations have recently been led to borrow billions for war; no nation has ever borrowed largely for education... no nation is rich enough to pay for both war and civilization. We must make our choice; we cannot have both.

  • -- Abraham Flexner 亚伯拉罕·弗莱克斯纳

最近,一些国家被迫借了数十亿美元用于战争;从来没有一个国家在很大程度上借钱用于教育……没有一个国家富裕到既能支付战争又能支付文明的费用。我们必须做出选择;我们不能两者兼得。

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It is idle to say that nations can struggle to outdo each other in building armaments and never use them. History demonstrates the contrary, and we have but to go back to the last war to see the appalling effect of nations competing in great armaments.

说各国在建设军备方面能够相互竞争而永远不使用军备,这是毫无根据的。历史恰恰相反,我们只要回顾上次战争,就可以看到各国在强大军备中竞争的可怕后果。

On a group of theories one can found a school; but on a group of values one can found a culture, a civilization, a new way of living together among men.

一个人可以根据一组理论建立一所学校;但在一组价值观上,人们可以找到一种文化,一种文明,一种人类共同生活的新方式。

A civilized society is one that exhibits the five qualities of truth, beauty, adventure, art and peace.

文明社会是一个展现真、美、冒险、艺术与和平五种品质的社会。

Historically, foreign powers have always been the ones to keep Latin nations divided.

从历史上看,外国势力一直是保持拉丁国家分裂的力量。

Nine out of ten significant people have to do with money or war.

十分之九的重要人物与金钱或战争有关。

There never was a good war or a bad peace.

从来没有好的战争或坏的和平。