Although, in the long run, one hoped, through education and persuasion, to change mentalities and overcome hatred, arrogance and a desire to exclude; in the short term, it was necessary to counteract practices based on such sentiments.
如果说从长远看，可以期望通过教育和说服使思想精神发生变化，战胜仇恨、傲慢和排斥，但就短期而言绝对必须采取一些措施来反对这些做法。