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War is not an academic exercise.

  • -- William Scott Ritter Jr. 威廉·斯科特·里特

战争不是学术活动。

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When I was an academic, I'd sometimes get a little feeling of excitement when I had an idea that was, I hoped, fresh. And whether anyone should act on that idea is a very different question.

当我还是个学者的时候，当我有了一个我希望是新鲜的想法时，我有时会感到有点兴奋。而是否有人应该按照这个想法行事，则是一个完全不同的问题。

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Angry men with pointy things sent to secure a foreign city are pretty much alike anywhere. That's what I've heard. So far nothing's convinced me different.

愤怒的人拿着尖锐的东西被派去保卫一座外国城市，这在任何地方都是一样的。我也是这么听说的。到目前为止，没有什么能让我信服。

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A literary academic can no more pass a bookstore than an alcoholic can pass a bar.

文学学者不能通过书店，正如酒鬼不能通过酒吧一样。

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What is the 'noble cause' for which you sent our country to war?

你把我们国家送上战场的‘崇高事业’是什么?

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