De Gaulle and Churchill knew plenty about war, and they wanted to transcend the blood-soaked legacy of Poltava, Blenheim, and Waterloo. They viewed history as offering concrete lessons about the necessity of escaping from the past.
戴高乐和丘吉尔都对战争有充分的了解，他们希望跨越血流成河的波尔塔瓦、布伦海姆和滑铁卢。他们把历史当作一种切实的教训，从中学习摆脱过去的必要性。与此相反，如今欧洲似乎铁了心要往过去跳。