The paradox is that a country that thinks of itself as acting in the name of universal values is seen by too many others as acting arbitrarily, or inexplicably, or arrogantly.

• 矛盾在于，美国自以为是在人类普遍价值的名义下所做的一切，在太多的其他国家看来，却是武断的、师出无名的、和专横跋扈的。