so openly, all over the landscape,

在每个地方都能纪念这场内战
he said was truly remarkable, if not unprecedented in modern history.

就算说不上前所未有也令人惊叹
The war, he said, was--his word--a source of unity.

他说这场战争是团结的一种表现
"The memory of our civil war"--

"我们内战的记忆"--
and I'm quoting Bruce Catton, 1965--

引用1965年布鲁斯·卡顿的原话--
"has not been a divisive force in this country."

"尚未成为这个国家的分裂力量"
And I had one of those moments where I said,

我也曾多少次说过
oh God, Bruce,

天啊布鲁斯
say it ain't so; you didn't say that.

别这样你不会这么说吧
Reminded me of the time

这让我想起了
I ran into my greatest baseball hero ever in an airport

我在机场遇上我最崇拜的棒球明星
you probably don't even know him,

你们可能不认识