With that change, the banker’s traditional imperative to maintain fidelity and trust – to “keep faith,” as Higginson put it – was forgotten. And it is in America’s public debt that the debris of its financial system’s broken promises are collected, just as Italy’s massive public debt reflects its past national prodigality.
在这些转变的影响之下，银行家传统的忠诚和信誉——“守信”——被抛到了九霄云外。如今美国金融系统那些无法兑现的承诺通通都集中到了国家的公共债务之上，正如意大利的庞大政府债务体现了其过去的挥霍无度那样。