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.
He rouses nativist crowds by fretting that America cannot be secure unless it is self-sufficient in food, energy and military hardware.
他鼓动本土主义者,说美国不可能安全,除非它在食物、能源和重型军事装备上自给自足。
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But the fact is, while it is comforting to be financially secure, money is no measure of self-worth, no guarantee of happiness -- and no reason to be impressed.