He who is the author of a war lets loose the whole contagion of hell and opens a vein that bleeds a nation to death.

He who is the author of a war lets loose the whole contagion of hell and opens a vein that bleeds a nation to death.

作为一场战争的作者，他释放了整个地狱的传染，打开了一根血脉，使一个国家流血至死。

-- Thomas Paine 托马斯·潘恩