Behind such differences lie deep political and cultural traditions concerning the role of the state in everyday life. This is where the United States really is different from France and Germany, while Britain has a similar tradition of distrusting the state rather than relying on it.
在这些分歧的背后隐藏着深刻的政治和文化传统，内容是国家在日常生活中所起的作用。正是在这一点上，美国与法国和德国有着本质的不同，而英国与美国却非常相似，他们都不信任国家，更不会依靠国家。