美国在过去五十年里无论有多少缺陷，但毕竟还是一个良性的强国。 尽管我们重视中国和印度等新强国的兴起，但是，这些国家是否会像美国那样还有待观察。
As much as we all value the rise of new powers like China and India, it remains to be seen whether these countries will become as benevolent a power as America, however flawed, has been over the past half-century.