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We can't exempt ourselves from the rules that apply to everybody else
我們不能只要求別的國家遵守國際規(guī)則 而自己逍遙法外
We can't call on others to make commitments to combat climate change if a whole lot of our political leaders deny that it's taking place
我們不能只要求別的國家在對抗氣候變化方面作出承諾而自己國家的好多政治領(lǐng)導者都否認氣候變化正在發(fā)生
We can't try to resolve problems in the South China Sea when we have refused to make sure that the Law of the Sea Convention is ratified by our United States Senate
我們不能指望通過國際規(guī)則解決南中國海問題而自己國家的參議院卻拒絕批準海洋法公約我不知道參議院是怎么想的
despite the fact that our top military leaders say the treaty advances our national security
至少最高軍事領(lǐng)袖們都一致認為這一公約能夠促進國家安全
That's not leadership; that's retreat
國會的這種做法不是領(lǐng)導 而是退避
That's not strength; that's weakness
這表現(xiàn)出的不是強大 而是軟弱
It would be utterly foreign to leaders like Roosevelt and Truman Eisenhower and Kennedy
羅斯福 杜魯門 艾森豪威爾 肯尼迪等領(lǐng)袖肯定都不會同意這樣做
I believe in American exceptionalism with every fiber of my being
我確實深信美國特殊主義
But what makes us exceptional is not our ability to flout international norms and the rule of law it is our willingness to affirm them through our actions
但美國的特殊并不體現(xiàn)在美國能夠藐視國際準則和法律規(guī)范而應體現(xiàn)在我們貫徹落實它們的決心
And that's why I will continue to push to close Gitmo because American values and legal traditions do not permit the indefinite detention of people beyond our borders
鑒于以上這些 我將繼續(xù)努力促進關(guān)塔那摩監(jiān)獄的關(guān)閉因為美國價值和法律傳統(tǒng)不允許我們在境外無限期關(guān)押人員
That's why we're putting in place new restrictions on how America collects and uses intelligence
鑒于以上這些我們將對美國情報的收集和使用施加新的限制
because we will have fewer partners and be less effective if a perception takes hold that we're conducting surveillance against ordinary citizens
如果美國給人留下的印象是對普通公民都要監(jiān)督愿意同美國合作的人就會減少 合作效率也會降低
