It is suicidal for the EU to draw on Europe’s worst political traditions, the common denominator of which is the idea that evil must be appeased and that the best way to achieve peace is through indifference to the freedom of others. Just the opposite is true: such policies expose an indifference to one’s own freedom and pave the way for war.
沿用欧洲最糟糕的政治传统对欧盟来讲无异于自杀，这些传统都有着安抚罪恶和认为对他人的自由不闻不问是维护和平最佳方式的共同特点。但实际情况却恰恰相反：这样的政策暴露了对自身自由的无动于衷，为战争埋下了伏笔。毕竟，欧洲正在为捍卫自由和价值观携起手来，绝不能为了与独裁者的和平共处就牺牲这些理想，从而冒着被反民主思想逐渐渗透灵魂的危险。