An affluent society cannot afford advocates of its own destruction. A society that can destroy itself is an aggravated society suffering from an ailment that needs to be cured. These were the thoughts of the secret agent as he prepared to afflict harm on Hamilton Smith, the leader of a prominent government advisory committee. Mr. Smith was determined to affect the course of history by affirming a new order. He wanted to destroy all that was good and begin again with how he thought a country should run. This agenda was unacceptable to the top-secret agency that really ruled the country. And it was this agency that found an agreeable agent to sacrifice himself for his country by murdering Hamilton Smith in front of the world. The affluence of all would only continue thanks to this agent, even though there would never be any affection for his memory or any desire to be affiliated with his tainted name.

　　一個富裕的社會是承受不起自我毀滅的倡導者的，能自我毀滅的社會一般都病情惡化，需要整治。 特工一邊這樣想，一邊做著力口害漢密爾頓史密斯的準備。史密斯是大名鼎鼎的政府顧問委員會的領導，他一心想通過肯定一種新秩序來影響歷史進程，他要把一個好端端的社會摧毀掉，按照他的治國思想從頭再來。對于真正統治整個國家的絕密情報處來說這個議程是無法接受的。正是這個情報處找了個合適的特工來為國捐軀、當著世人的面刺殺漢密爾頓史密斯。多虧了這名特工，大家的富裕生活將一如既往，盡管到時人們想起他時誰也不會有任何感情，誰也不愿意將自己與他的惡名聯系在一起。

　　An affluent society cannot afford advocates of its own destruction. A society that can destroy itself is an aggravated society suffering from an ailment that needs to be cured. These were the thoughts of the secret agent as he prepared to afflict harm on Hamilton Smith, the leader of a prominent government advisory committee. Mr. Smith was determined to affect the course of history by affirming a new order. He wanted to destroy all that was good and begin again with how he thought a country should run. This agenda was unacceptable to the top-secret agency that really ruled the country. And it was this agency that found an agreeable agent to sacrifice himself for his country by murdering Hamilton Smith in front of the world. The affluence of all would only continue thanks to this agent, even though there would never be any affection for his memory or any desire to be affiliated with his tainted name.

　　一個富裕的社會是承受不起自我毀滅的倡導者的，能自我毀滅的社會一般都病情惡化，需要整治。 特工一邊這樣想，一邊做著力口害漢密爾頓史密斯的準備。史密斯是大名鼎鼎的政府顧問委員會的領導，他一心想通過肯定一種新秩序來影響歷史進程，他要把一個好端端的社會摧毀掉，按照他的治國思想從頭再來。對于真正統治整個國家的絕密情報處來說這個議程是無法接受的。正是這個情報處找了個合適的特工來為國捐軀、當著世人的面刺殺漢密爾頓史密斯。多虧了這名特工，大家的富裕生活將一如既往，盡管到時人們想起他時誰也不會有任何感情，誰也不愿意將自己與他的惡名聯系在一起。