第5章 人的指导者

Man's Guide

[英]温斯顿·丘吉尔/Winston Churchill

在人类历史的这一时刻，对于自然力量的控制，人类已经大大超越了以往所梦想的程度。如果人类希望的话，摆在他们面前的是一个和平与发展的黄金年代。他们仅仅需要征服最后也是最厉害的敌人——自己。

对一个人来说，唯一的指导者是他自己的良心，记忆唯一的护卫是他行为的正直和真诚。如果在人生的旅途之中前行而没有这个保护，是失之轻率的，因为我们常会被希望的破灭所嘲弄，但是有了这个保护，不管命运如何，我们可以永远前进在荣誉的行列中。

我们将一起前行，前方的路很长。旅途中，我们可能会遇到一些黑暗而危险的幽谷，我们必须从那里经过，而且还要与之进行艰苦的斗争。但是只要我们坚持不懈——我们将坚持不懈——我们一定可以走出这些黑暗而危险的幽谷，进入一个人类前所未知的广阔、温暖而持久的光明世界。

Man in this moment of his history has emerged in greater supremacy over the forces of nature than has ever been dreamed of before. There lies before him， if he wishes， a golden age of peace and progress. He has only to conquer his last and worst enemy—himself.

The only guide to a man is his conscience； the only shield to his memory is the rectitude and sincerity of his actions. It is very imprudent to walk through life without this shield， because we are so often mocked by the failure of our hopes， but with this shield， however the Fates may play， we march always in the ranks of honor.

We shall go forward together. The road upward is long. There are upon our journey dark and dangerous valleys， through which we have to make and fight our way. But it is sure and certain thatif we persevere， and we shall persevere， we shall come through these dark and dangerous valleys into a sunlight broader and more genial and more lasting than mankind has ever known.