He insisted on an international role for America because its national interest demanded it, and because a global balance of power was inconceivable to him without American participation.

• 他坚定不移地认为，美国应扮演某种国际角色，因为美国的国家利益需要这一国际角色，并且因为对他来说，没有美国参与的全球均势将是无法想象的。