It's a time to begin the process of self-reliance and self-motivation.
这是开始自力更生和自我激励的时候。
2
One must not go to extremes in applying the principle of self-reliance.
不要把自力更生绝对化。
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3
Remember this is 1838, "Self-Reliance" was a novel idea at the time and the United States citizens were less secure about themselves as individuals and as Americans.