In this worldview, institutions--human institutions evolve only slowly over time and cannot be altered by abrupt human interventions.

在这个世界观里,制度尤其人文制度,发展得非常缓慢,而且不会被突然的人为干预改变

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Now, think what's at stake here in this worldview, especially as we transition next Thursday to a developing though by no means unanimous or homogenous northern worldview in which reform impulses get embedded.

想想在这种世界观中最薄弱的是什么,特别是我们下周四要过渡到,一个发展中的并非统一或同质的,嵌入了改革的冲动的北方世界观

耶鲁公开课 - 美国内战与重建课程节选