translation.en: I'll give you a couple of representative quotes: "We can assert with some confidence that our own period is one of decline, that the standards of culture are lower than they were 50 years ago, and that the evidences of this decline are visible in every department of human activity."
translation.zh: 我给你们一些代表性的引述： “我们可以有信心地断言，我们的时代 是个衰败的时代，文化的标准 比50年前要低，这一衰败的证据 在人类活动的方方面面都显而易见。”