Europe’s tragedy is not the result of an evil plot, but stems, rather, from a lack of coherent policies. As in ancient Greek tragedies, misconceptions and a sheer lack of understanding have had unintended but fateful consequences.
欧洲的悲剧不是因为邪恶的阴谋，而是缺乏一以贯之的政策。这就好比古希腊悲剧，误解和纯粹的理解缺失造成了始料未及但却非常致命的后果。