Perhaps the most interesting aspect of Upon the Altar of the Nation is Stout's argument that unprecedented destructiveness of the civil War generated what he calls an American civil religion.
也许《祭坛上的民族》最让人感兴趣的是Stout的论点，前所未有的破坏性内战产生了他所说的美国公民信仰。
History is all about argument, and the issue of when the turning point of the war was stimulated a lively debate about the relative importance of key moments in the conflict.
历史需要争论，我关于战争转折点的论点将有效地激发关于战争相对关键点的辩论。
The boldest argument for war is that the United States and other countries face the prospect of an "armed attack" by Iraq, thus justifying the sovereign right to use force in self-defense.
这次战争的最大胆的理由是，美国和其他国家正面临着伊拉克“武装攻击”的危险，借以证明它们使用武力进行自卫的主权权利的正当性。
The boldest argument for war is that the United States and other countries face the prospect of an "armed attack" by Iraq, thus justifying the sovereign right to use force in self-defense.
这次战争的最大胆的理由是，美国和其他国家正面临着伊拉克“武装攻击”的危险，借以证明它们使用武力进行自卫的主权权利的正当性。
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