We are bound by ideals that move us beyond our backgrounds, lift us above our interests and teach us what it means to be citizens.

只有理想，才能使我们心系一处，超越自己，放弃个人利益，并逐步领会何谓公民。

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To reduce those balances we must reverse that and live beneath our means, but the higher the balances the more difficult it will be to make much progress beyond servicing the debt.

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