Though turning to the legislature may prove to be inconvenient, frustrating, and even counter-productive, it is the right thing to do, for three reasons. First, the use of force is costly in terms of lives, money, and leaders’ energy and attention.
不过杰斐逊仍有可取之处。尽管转向立法机构可能极不方便、结果令人沮丧甚至事与愿违，但出于三个理由，仍应该这样做。首先，使用武力会消耗大量的生命、金钱和领导人的能量和注意力。人民付出这些成本，因此应该由他们的代表决定是否要付出这些成本。