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The nation seems to slouch onward into its uncertain future like some huge inarticulate beast, too much attainted by wounds and ailments to be robust, but too strong and resourceful to succumb.

这个国家似乎无精打采地走向不确定的未来，就像一头巨大的、口齿不清的野兽，身上沾满了创伤和疾病的印记，无法变得强大，但又过于强大和足智多谋，无法屈服。

— Richard Hofstadter 理查德·霍夫施塔特