The only fruitful promise of which the life of any individual or any nation can be possessed, is a promise determined by an ideal.

The only fruitful promise of which the life of any individual or any nation can be possessed, is a promise determined by an ideal.

任何个人或任何国家的生活所能得到的唯一富有成果的承诺，是由理想所决定的承诺。

-- Herbert Croly 克罗利