There is no peace because the making of peace is at least as costly as the making of war - at least as exigent, at least as disruptive, at least as liable to bring disgrace and prison and death in its wake.
没有和平，因为缔造和平的代价至少与发动战争一样高昂——至少同样紧迫，至少同样具有破坏性，至少同样容易带来耻辱、监禁和死亡。