To act coolly, intelligently and prudently in perilous circumstances is the test of a man - and also a nation.

-- Adlai E. Stevenson II 阿德莱·史蒂文森二世

在危险的环境中保持冷静、明智和谨慎是对一个人，也是对一个国家的考验。

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And here a most heinous charge is made, that the nation has been burdened with unnecessary expenses for the sole purpose of preventing the discharge of our debts and the abolition of taxes.

在这里，有一项最令人发指的指控，即这个国家背负着不必要的开支，其唯一目的就是阻止我们清偿债务和废除税收。

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After a big war a nation doesn't want another for a generation or more.

在一场大战之后，一个国家在一代人或更长的时间内都不想要另一个。

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A strength to harm is perilous in the hand of an ambitious head.

有野心的人手握伤害的力量是危险的。

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