There never has been a war yet which, if the facts had been put calmly before the ordinary folk, could not have been prevented. The common man, I think, is the great protection against war.

  • -- Ernest Bevin 欧内斯特·贝文

如果把事实平心静气地摆在老百姓面前,从来没有一场战争是无法避免的。我认为,普通人是抵御战争的强大屏障。

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If we are concerned about the exploitation of human workers in countries with low standards of worker protection, we should also be concerned about the treatment of even more defenceless non-human animals.

如果我们对工人保护水平低的国家剥削人类工人的现象感到关切,我们也应该对更加手无寸铁的非人类动物的待遇感到关切。

There are historic situations in which refusal to defend the inheritance of a civilization, however imperfect, against tyranny and aggression may result in consequences even worse than war.

在某些历史情况下,拒绝捍卫一个文明的遗产,不管它有多么不完美,反对暴政和侵略可能导致比战争更严重的后果。

The scenes on this field would have cured anybody of war.

这个战场上的场景可以治愈任何人的战争创伤。

Even the powerful needed protection sometimes.

即使是强大的国家有时也需要保护。