But if a nation is disunited , the government cannot be sure that the actions of the people will be in the interests of the nation ;

但是，如果一个国家处于分裂状态，政府不能相信人民的行动有利于国家，

But if a nation is disunited , the government cannot be sure that the actions of the people will be in the interests of the nation ; and it will have to watch , check , and control the people accordingly .

假如国家已经分裂，政府无法肯定人民会按国家的利益行动，则它将不得不相应对人民进行监视、检查和控制。

The other is the remarkable tendency of europe , disorganised and disunited , to fail even to use the powers it has .

其二是混乱分裂的欧洲甚至不能使用自己所拥有的权力的明显趋势。

A disunited nation therefore has to incur unduly high costs of government .

因此分裂的国家就得承担异常高的政府开支。

" But if a nation is disunited , the government cannot be sure that the actions of the people will be in the interests of the nation ; and it will have to watch , check , and control the people accordingly . "

假如国家已经分裂，政府无法肯定人民会按国家的利益行动，则它不得不相应对人民进行监视、检查和控制。