Critics who know ultimate truth will pronounce judgment on history; all that Henry Adams ever saw in man was a reflection of his own ignorance, and he never saw quite so much of it as in the winter of 1860-61.

知道终极真理的批评家将对历史作出判断；亨利·亚当斯 (Henry Adams) 在人身上看到的一切都是他自己无知的反映，而且他从未像 1860-61 年的冬天那样看到这么多。