It may be due to the decreasing value of dollar, but most probably it's because there's something magic about money - it's power to buy things, feed the starving ones and even cause wars.

这可能是因为美元贬值，但最有可能的是由于钱的魔力，它有购买力，帮饥饿的人填饱肚子，甚至能引起战争。

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But, in truth, neither George Bush nor his administration could spend money not appropriated by Congress or start wars or establish programs without Congressional approval.

但是，事实上，无论布什还是他的团队，既不能使用未经国会通过的拨款，也不能在没有国会批准的情况下，发动战争或者设立一些计划。

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Rhett was wrong when he said men fought wars for money.

瑞德说的人们为金钱而战，那是不对的。

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"At a time when we're fighting two wars and facing a serious deficit, this would have been an inexcusable waste of money.

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Our successive governments are busy investing their energies and money in wars instead of investing in education.

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Over the next three decades, Americans found ways to continually increase our use of borrowed money through wars, recessions and financial crises.

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But many of the world's poorest nations, especially in Africa, still spend their money on wars, and the armies to fight them.

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