and elitist, we have to ask a difficult question,

关于精英我想问一个难题
not just of Aristotle,

不止是关于亚里士多德的
but more importantly of ourselves.

更重要的是我们自己
What else is Yale,

耶鲁还能是什么
but an elite institution intended to educate,

除了精英机构用于教育的
morally and intellectually, potential members of a leadership class?

在道德和智力上培养潜在的领导阶层
Think about that.

思考一下
Can anyone get into Yale?

是不是任何人都能进耶鲁
Do we have an open admissions policy for all who want to come here?

我们会有针对所有人的开放的招生政策吗
Hardly.

几乎不可能
Does it not require

是不是不用
those qualities of self-control, discipline, and restraint necessary

必要的如自我控制训练及约束的品质