In our days, the largest cities take down their walls, the moats of the princes' castles are filled in; cities are no more than great places, and when one travels and sees all this, one might fancy that universal peace was just established, and the golden age was before the door.
Hiririk handienek ere beren murruak porrokatzen ari dira, printzeen jauregietako hobiak ere beteta daude; hiriek etxe-sail handiak bakarrik eratzen dituzte eta hori guztia bidaia batean ikustean, bake orokorra lorturik dagoela pentsa daiteke eta urre-aro baten atarian gaudela.