Civilization is in a constant struggle with them, and it won't necessarily win. If it's victorious, I'll applaud. If it meets with defeat, I'll mourn. This was an important point of departure in writing these essays.
文明在和愚昧、野蠻搏鬥的過程中，不一定勝利，文明勝利了我為它喝采，它失敗了我為它悼念，這是我寫文章非常重要的出發點。