I have always been - I think any student of history almost inevitably is - a cheerful pessimist.

I have always been - I think any student of history almost inevitably is - a cheerful pessimist.

我一直是——我认为任何历史专业的学生几乎都不可避免地是——一个乐观的悲观主义者。

-- Jacques Martin Barzun 雅克·马丁·巴赞