胡适留学日记卷八二九、罗素论战争

卷八二九、罗素论战争

　　（二月十二日）

　　… In a word, it is the means of repelling hostile aggression which make hostile aggression disastrous and which generate the fear by which hostile nations come to think aggression justified.

　　Between civilized nations, therefore, non-resistance would seem not only a distant religions ideal, but the course of practical wisdom. Only pride and fear stand in the way of its adoption. But the pride of military glory might be overcome by a nobler pride and the fear might be overcome by a clearer realization of the solidity and indestructibility of a modern civilized nation.

　　〔中译〕

　　总而言之，反抗敌国的侵略将使这种侵略变成一种灾难，它使敌国产生忧虑，从而认为自己的侵略行为是正义的。

　　所以，在文明国家中，不争主义似乎不仅是久远的宗教理想，而且是实践智慧的源泉。只有自傲和忧虑是接受不争主义的障碍，但军事荣耀可以由更高尚的自豪去克服。对现代文明国家坚不可摧的清醒认识，则有助于克服忧虑感。

　　Bertrand Russell乃当代哲学巨子，亦发此言，可见吾所持论初非梦想妄语也。

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