民国三年(1914)十二月十二日至四年(1915)二月十四日
《胡适留学日记》·胡适
(在康乃耳大学) 一、论充足的国防 (十二月十二日) adequatedefense. justascongressassemblesanapparentlywellorganizedandfinancedmovementstartstocreateascareaboutnationaldefenses.althoughtherearepresentednoargumentsnotthoroughlyrefutedbytheeuropeanwar,thebackersofthismovementevidentlyhopetocauseapanicandthusgettheappropriationstheydesire.onemaywellquestionthesincerityandpatriotismofthosewhoresorttosuchmethods.atpresenttheydenywantingbigarmamentsbutonlyaskenoughfor“adequatedefense”.whatisadequatedefense?incaseofwarnodefenseisadequatethatisnotstrongerthantheopposingforce,andinadequatedefense,thesepaniccreatorstellus,isas…