Yet holding firm to our moral precepts must go hand in hand with a realistic assessment of constraints. Germany's global inter-connectedness, which has long been vital for our prosperity and security, does not allow us to pretend that we are either an island or a world historical force.
这并不意味着采取道德相对论。我们的外交政策必须保持希望和负责任地行动的能力。但严守道德戒律必须与对约束条件的现实评估双管齐下。德国的全球连通性长期以来一直是我们的繁荣与安全的基础，它不允许我们装作是一座孤岛或者世界的历史力量。