The passion for office among members of Congress is very great, if not absolutely disreputable.
国会议员对职位的热情非常强烈，即使不是绝对不名誉的。
The world has nothing to fear from military ambition in our Government.
I prefer to supervise the whole operations of the government myself rather than entrust the public business to subordinates, and this makes my duties very great.
我宁愿亲自监督政府的全部运作，而不是将公共事务委托给下属，这使我的职责非常重大。
No president who performs his duties faithfully and conscientiously can have any leisure.
The United States, in their expansive capacity, are capable of containing within their limits the whole population of the earth.
美国以其广阔的能力，能够在其境内容纳地球上所有的人口。
The gratitude of every home in our Union goes out to the brave men who have fought and died in the service of our country.
我们联邦中每个家庭的感激之情都献给那些为我们的国家服务而战斗和牺牲的勇敢的人们。
The people are the government, administering it by their agents; they are the government, the sovereign power.
人民就是政府，通过他们的代理人来管理它；他们就是政府，是主权权力。
The duties of all public officers are, or at least admit of being made, so plain and simple that men of intelligence may readily qualify themselves for their performance.
所有公职人员的职责都是，或者至少可以变得如此简单明了，以至于有才智的人可以很容易地胜任。
The office of President is great, but the man who holds it is not.
总统的职位是伟大的，但担任这个职位的人并不伟大。
The passion for office among members of Congress is very great.
Foreign powers do not seem to appreciate the true character of our Government.