要想得到别人的认真对待，我们必须践行我们的诺言，接受国际责任和义务 — — 如帮助遥远的国家制止残暴的犯罪 — — 这与我们良好的国际公民主张相一致，但却并不直接服务于传统的国家安全和经济利益。
To be taken seriously, we have to put our money where our mouths are, by accepting international duties and responsibilities – like helping to stop atrocity crimes in faraway places – that are consistent with our claims to good international citizenship but serve no immediate traditional national security or economic interest.