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It is that spirit, born of the Enlightenment, that made us an economic powerhouse,
這一精神起源于啟蒙時代。正是這一精神使我們國家成為世界經(jīng)濟的引擎。
the spirit that took flight at Kitty Hawk and Cape Canaveral;
小鷹鎮(zhèn)和卡納維拉爾角起飛的航天飛機承載的也正是這一精神。
the spirit that cures disease and put a computer in every pocket.
在這一精神的指導(dǎo)下，我們治愈了疾病、將電腦放進了每個人的口袋。
It's that spirit, a faith in reason, and enterprise, and the primacy of right over might,
這一精神是一種信念，是對理性、進取心的信念，對權(quán)利應(yīng)始終高于權(quán)力的信念，
that allowed us to resist the lure of fascism and tyranny during the Great Depression;
這一信念引導(dǎo)我們在經(jīng)濟蕭條時期拒絕了法西斯和專制的誘惑，
that allowed us to build a post-World War II order with other democracies,
引導(dǎo)我們在二戰(zhàn)后同其他民主政體一起建立了戰(zhàn)后秩序。
an order based not just on military power or national affiliations but built on principles,
我們建立的戰(zhàn)后秩序不僅基于軍事力量和國家的團結(jié)，更是基于我們堅守的原則，
the rule of law, human rights, freedom of religion, and speech, and assembly, and an independent press.
法制、人權(quán)、宗教自由、言論自由、集會自由和媒體自由。
That order is now being challenged, first by violent fanatics who claim to speak for Islam;
這一秩序現(xiàn)在正經(jīng)受挑戰(zhàn)。首先，挑戰(zhàn)來自號稱伊斯蘭代言人的狂熱暴力分子；
more recently by autocrats in foreign capitals who see free markets and open democracies and and civil society itself as a threat to their power.
如今外國資本中的獨裁者將自由市場、開放的民主政體和公民社會視為威脅他們權(quán)力的眼中釘，他們開始挑戰(zhàn)民主秩序。
The peril each poses to our democracy is more far-reaching than a car bomb or a missile.
這兩方面遠比汽車爆炸和導(dǎo)彈對民主政體帶來的威脅要深遠。
It represents the fear of change; the fear of people who look or speak or pray differently;
他們帶來的威脅源于對變化的恐懼，對不同外表、言行和信仰的恐懼；
a contempt for the rule of law that holds leaders accountable; an intolerance of dissent and free thought;
法治是保證當(dāng)權(quán)者承擔(dān)責(zé)任的手段，他們卻蔑視法治，他們對異見和思想自由從來不尊重。
a belief that the sword or the gun or the bomb or the propaganda machine is the ultimate arbiter of what's true and what's right.
他們認為刀槍、炸彈和宣傳機器即是正義。
