John Buchan - You think that a wall as solid as the earth separates civilization from barbarism. I t...

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You think that a wall as solid as the earth separates civilization from barbarism. I tell you the division is a thread, a sheet of glass. A touch here, a push there, and you bring back the reign of Saturn.

John Buchan

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Sie glauben, dass eine Mauer so fest wie die Erde die Zivilisation von der Barbarei trennt. Ich sage Ihnen, dass die Abteilung ein Faden ist, eine Glasscheibe. Eine Berührung hier, ein Stoß dorthin und Sie bringen die Herrschaft des Saturn zurück.

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