It is often cynically said that there are no atheists in foxholes.

很讽刺的是，在散兵坑里没有无神论者。

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"It used to be said in World War II that there were no atheists in foxholes, " he wrote in 1973.

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It's a close call, but I come down on the side that "there are no atheists in foxholes and no libertarians in a crisis" teaches a valid lesson, even if some poetic license is involved.

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