Though Vanderbilt preferred diplomacy to confrontation, a proposed merger between the railroads faced strong opposition.

尽管范德比尔特更通过外交手段而非对抗来解决问题，但铁路公司之间的项拟议合并划仍遭遇了强烈的反对。

But if that is our pure hearts and we are doing everything that we can to live Christ-like, then using the tactics of darkness against the darkness does not equal the light.

但如果这是我们的纯真之心， 并且我们正在尽能去过像基督样的生活，那么用黑暗的手段对抗黑暗并不等光明。