Husbanding precious resources was part of rural life. 节约地使用宝贵的资源是乡村生活的一部分。
This position is consistent, however, with a careful husbanding of national power: instead of undermining the American fiscal position through costly wars, it would see rebuilding of the economy as a precondition for a reassertion of military power over the long run. 然而,这种立场与精心管理国家实力是一致的:它将把重建经济视为长期而言重新彰显军力的前提条件,而不是通过代价高昂的战争来破坏美国的财政状况。