At a time when we are confronted by Russian expansionism and the extremism of messianic thugs, the lessons from the Congress of Vienna may seem distant and irrelevant. Yet one is obvious: States possess common interests that should trump national priorities.
但我们可以依赖这个梦的实现吗？在这个面临着俄罗斯扩张主义和救世派暴徒的恐怖主义的今天，维也纳会议的教训似乎遥远又不相干。但有一点是显而易见的，国家（state）具有超越民族重点问题（national priority）的共同利益。