1.This increases the expense of government, and reduces correspondingly the amount of economic resource that could be used to developing the country.
2 V* u2 o4 H7 D; p w* ?! k2.This may be illustrated by comparing the position of a nation with that of a private business enterprise. ?! ~9 _" {" e) S: r
3.Such administrative overhead in a business is analogous to the cost of government in a nation.6 J$ q8 L7 k6 c- Q" E4 U
4.If they can each be trusted to take such responsibilities, and to exercise such initiative as falls within their sphere, then administrative overhead will be low.
+ l4 ]! F1 M) u* N6 ~1 M5.It is precisely the same with a nation.
% Y; ]: ~* E9 W( x6.A disunited nation therefore has to incur unduly high costs of government.9 d1 E# h$ ^2 p7 Y. T/ L0 p; v
7.we shall undergo a progressive loss of our vigor and resistance … [( V( V8 y, z' a& B
8.differ (little) from person to person
- B: n8 j5 M8 B9.so that there are heavy odds in favor of our dying between the ages of sixty-five and eighty1 o! W2 T9 ]1 w# p
10. like the cooling of a hot kettle or the wearing-out of a pair of shoes. |