When a country engages in the world, its authority stems from its willingness and ability to take “personal” risks. Its authority is diminished when the perceived gap between the value of its population’s lives and the lives of its enemies is too wide.
当一个国家干预世界时，其正统性来自其承担“个人”风险的意愿和能力。当其人民生命的价值和敌人生命的价值之间的差距太大时，其正统性就会削弱。