I had known all the wishful cant about the British soldier, and the Russian steam roller, and the war to end wars, and making the world safe for democracy.

• 关于英国士兵、俄罗斯的蒸汽压路机、“以战争结束战争”以及“保障世界民主”等一厢情愿的毫无意义的时髦话，我早已知道了。