Mankind has created hitherto unknown material and spiritual wealth in the 20th century, but has also been subjected to the scourge of wars and the threat of war.

在20世纪里，人类创造了前所未有的巨大物质和精神财富，同时也惨遭战争劫难和战争威胁之苦。

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We will spare no effort to free our peoples from the scourge of war, whether within or between States, which has claimed more than 5 million lives in the past decade.

我们将竭尽全力，使我们的人民免于战祸，不受国内战争和国家间战争之害，在过去十年，有五百多万人在这些战争中丧生。

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Jin, Tang Dynasty (317-907), the Yellow River middle and lower reaches many people to avoid the scourge of war, famine fled south.

晋、唐时期(317 - 907)，黄河中、下游不少人避战祸、逃灾荒南下。

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We are twice blessed: we have enjoyed the security and prosperity of peace and we have been free of the scourge of war.

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For even within this time of great progress, there are great imperfections, the injustice of oppression, the grinding punishment of poverty, the scourge of violent extremism and war.

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Carpetbaggers were the scourge of the South after the war, Northerners invading again to redraw political districts, invent land deeds and recreate Antebellum society during Reconstruction.

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