血液流盡有可能制止世界上的某些恶行。
About all that can be said for it is that it sometimes works – that in this particular time and place it offers a better chance for remedying some of the world‘s outrages than any other available strategy.
至少历史事实似乎证明了这一点。
So at least the historical evidence seems to suggest.
我大学毕业的时候，我们这一代人也发现世界乱得一团糟。
When I was graduating from college, my generation also found the world in a mess.
几乎所有地方的经济机构都已崩溃，在美国几乎四分之一的人口失业。
The economic machinery had broken down almost everywhere: In this country nearly a quarter of the population was out of work.
一场大战似乎在所难免。
A major was seemed all too likely.
当时作为校报编辑，对这些我曾经猛烈地抗议过，像今天的学生积极分子一样。
As a college newspaper editor at that time, I protested against this just as vehemently as student activists are protesting today.
与此同时，我们这一代人渐渐发现改造世界有点像在亚平宁山区打仗一样。你刚刚占领一条山脉，另一条山脉又在前方隐现。
At the same time, my generation was discovering that reforming the world is a little like fighting a military campaign in the Apennines, as soon as you capture one mountain range, another one looms just ahead.
