When battles were lost, talks began. These talks eventually resulted in the formation of respected countries, from Italy in the nineteenth century, to India in the middle of the twentieth century, to Eritrea near that century’s end.
当然，过去远非完美，但是各国政府和人民似乎都更能容忍失败。如果打了败仗，就开始和谈。这些谈判最终形成了值得尊敬的国家，从19世纪的意大利到20世纪中叶的印度，再到上世纪末的厄立特里亚。