I think also what we're trying to build was not just this for America's sake, but I do think that we have the potential of offering an example, of how to do this well.

我还认为我们正在努力建造的,不只是为了美国，我真的认为我们有潜力,做好这件事，树立榜样。

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Then later on, if I wish, I can establish a canon by saying certain texts have certain significance and those are the texts that I care about and want to read, but I can only do that if I can distinguish between meaning and significance.

而后来，如果我希望，我可以通过说什么来树立一个标准,比如说，一些作品有固定意义,因此我只关心只想读那些作品，但是我只有,能够分清意思和意义之后，才能那样做。

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