The condition of our whole existence is but to struggle with evil, to compare them, to choose between them, evils that is, and so far as we can to mitigate them.

我们整个生活状况,就是在与邪恶相斗争中,不断地比较和选择,然后决定什么是邪恶,这样我们才能消除邪恶

耶鲁公开课 - 美国内战与重建课程节选

The role of Paris in French life is unique and that has been accentuated over the centuries, particularly the last century and a half, by some of the things that I want to talk about.

巴黎在法国人的生活中的地位是独特的,过去几百年中,这种状况引人瞩目,尤其在近一百五十年里,我想讲的正是关于这方面的内容

耶鲁公开课 - 1871年后的法国课程节选