They were conquerors, and for that you want only brute force--nothing to boast of, when you have it, since your strength is just an accident arising from the weakness of others.

他们是征服者，而做征服者只需要蛮力——即使拥有它，也没什么可夸耀的，因为你的强大，不过是他人的软弱偶然造就的。