求一下英语的翻译（用来和我的翻译对照比较）

If the truly knowledgeable and virtuous stood aloof out of contempt, politics would be
reduced, one fears, to a mere puddle of muddy water in which only the ignorant, shameless
and dishonorable will revel and wallow.

特别是这一句“如果有知识有道德的人因为鄙视政治而置身事外，那么政治便真的会……”
 
如何翻译的温婉一点？