We lost. Loss always, I think, almost always, especially in modern history, has led to longer, deeper, troubled memories.

我们输了,失败一直是,在我看来,几乎一直是,特别是在近代历史上,造成南方人长久深刻而苦痛的记忆的根源

耶鲁公开课 - 美国内战与重建课程节选

Every day the latter grows more wealthy and densely populated while the South is stationary and growing poor."

北方每天都在变得更富裕,人口也越来越多,而南方,毫无进步,变得越来越贫困"

耶鲁公开课 - 美国内战与重建课程节选

Workers obviously didn't want a monarchy; but, in many areas of France,particularly in the south, lots of peasants did want a republic, and France becomes a republic.

工人们显然不想要君主制,而在法国许多地方,尤其是南方,很多农民确实支持共和,于是法兰西成为了共和国

耶鲁公开课 - 1871年后的法国课程节选