一七、美國銀幣上之刻文

（一月廿七日）

I remember the first time I saw the American dollar and was greatly touched by the simple inscription on it: "In God we trust." It recalled to my mind all the precautionary methods of testing and guarding against counterfeit money in my own country, —and I was ashamed.

But after 6 years' time I have come to find fault with this inscription which then so greatly incited my admiration. A better inscription, I think, would be: "In man we trust."

Jan, 27, 1916

〔中譯〕

余曾記得，余第一次見到美元時，就被它上面之一句銘文深深感動：“吾人之信仰在于上帝。”它使余想起，所有吾國鑒別和防范偽幣之預(yù)防舉措?！藭r，余不禁汗顏。

然而，六年之后，余終于從這句銘文中找出疵點，盡管此銘文在當(dāng)時曾激起吾無限的欽佩之情。余斗膽以為，更好之銘文恐怕是：“吾人之信仰在于人?！?

1916年1月27日