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Although passionately committed to the cause of democracy in the abstract, he was also a white supremacist,
盡管他滿懷激情地致力于民主進程，但同時也是一個白人至上主義者
who believed openly in the inferiority of blacks and immigrants.
公開認為黑人和移民群體是低劣的
As president he lashed out hard at anyone who dared disagree with him, individuals, organizations or even Congress.
身為總統，他嚴厲打擊那些持有異見的個人組織甚至是國會
Yet Wilson's vision for ending the war end creating lasting world peace,
不過威爾遜提出十四點和平原則結束戰爭
to the 14 points, rightly earned him the 1919 Nobel Peace Prize.
創造持久的和平，為他贏得了1919年諾貝爾和平獎
The world, I think it's safe to say, will never attain Wilson's ideal:
我覺得可以說，世界從來都不會達到威爾遜的理想狀態
a network of democratic nation-states united in peace through an international organization of nations.
經由一個國際組織形成互相聯系的民主國家網
It's frankly kind of hard to see Wilson himself comfortable in that sort of setting.
說實話，威爾遜自己到了那種情況下也會覺得不舒服
But his ideas were a big step in the right direction.
但是他的想法卻是向著對的方向邁出了一大步
2. Count us out.
第二，別算上我們
America has always possessed an isolationist streak.
美國總是有著孤立主義傾向
George Washington himself didn't always follow his advice about avoiding foreign entanglements.
喬治·華盛頓自己也沒有一直奉行自己提出的避免外國糾葛的建議
Once the war of 1812 ended the prospect of foreign invasions, Americans quit caring about having a strong military.
1812年美英戰爭使得外國入侵不再可能之后，美國就不再那么在意要擁有強大的軍隊了
Inventions such as the steamship effectively shrank the world,
類似于蒸汽船的發明有效地拉近了世界的距離通過技術手段
drawing us closer to Europe through technological means, yet Americans kept wanting to stay the hell out.
拉近了美國與歐洲的距離，然后美國人一直想要置身事外
