corruption minimized,

腐败最小化
and the monopoly on force and violence effective.

有效垄断武力及暴力
Now what 9/11 was about

那么911事件就是
was an attack on our culture

对我们文化的攻击
and a demonstration that even the mightiest nation in the world,

以及在世界上最为强大国家的一次示威
nay the mightiest nation in the history of the world,

甚至可以说是有史以来最强大的国家
was open to violent attack,

正暴露于暴力袭击之下
especially if you were willing to die in the process.

特别是如果你正期望丧命于此
And we have been convinced by that.

我们被此所说服
If you actually think about defending the Yale campus

如果你真的想保护耶鲁校园
against-- just imagine a single person

试想一个人
willing to die or spend his life in prison

愿意以一种惊人且可行的方式袭击耶鲁