来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：古希腊历史简介第20集第20集》

One is to make it impossible for the enemy to fight,

其一是使敌方没有战争机会
to destroy his capacity to fight,

摧毁他们的战争能力
if you do that you have certain victory.

如果对这一点胜券在握则必胜无疑
The other is to destroy his will to fight,

再一则是摧毁其战争意志
and of course if you do that you win,

如若事成也必胜无疑
but his will may not be responsive to your approach.

但是出这一招对方不一定会予以响应
If they could destroy the Spartan will,

如果他们能够打垮斯巴达人的意志
they could be expected to make a negotiated peace

就能够达到协议和平
that would return to the status quo before the war,

从而还原战争之前的状态
only made more secure by the demonstration that

仅仅通过更为平和的示威手段
it could not be overthrown by force.

而不是斥诸武力获取和平
That was Pericles' aim in the war.

这才是伯里克利的战略目标