Yes, our government’s primary job is to protect us; but people die all the time, often unfairly, and there are limits on how much protection we seek or even allow. We permit deadly cars on the highway; we let people die because of inadequate medical care; we tolerate bridges that collapse.
但我们很少质疑这个说法呢？是的，我们的政府的主要职责是保护我们；但每时每刻都有人死去，并且死因通常不公正；对于我们追求或可以追求多大程度保护的界线也不清晰。我们允许高速公路出现致死车祸；我们允许有人因为得不到充足的医疗而死；我们忍受桥梁垮塌。