We think we understand when we see the past from a historical standpoint, i.e., place ourselves in the historical situation and seek to reconstruct the historical horizon.

当我们从历史的角度看待过去，我们以为自己理解，也就是说，把自己放在历史的条件下,重新构建历史的视角。

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Don't seem to impose, don't seek to impose your own high-minded innocence, sometimes called justice, your own high-minded innocence on the requirements of statecraft because it will only lead to ruin.

不要似乎去强加，不要试图去强加,把你高尚的纯真，有时候被称作正义，你自以为的高尚纯真强加到管理国家的,必要条件上去因为它只会导致毁灭。

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