Rather ,we hace a certain conception of the American citizen ,a character who is incomplete if he cannot competently assess how his livelihood and happiness are affected by things outside of himself.

• 事实上，我们对美国公民有一种特定的期望，那就是如果一个人无法了解外界的力量能够如何影响他的生活和幸福，那么他的人生就是不完整的。