We rely on increasingly convoluted systems of administration that have real consequences on every aspect of our lives.

我们依赖日益复杂的管理系统，这些系统对我们生活的方方面面都有实际影响。

Such a system of administration, however, might, perhaps, be contrived, as would in a great measure both prevent this uncertainty, and moderate this expense.

然而，也许可以设计出这样一种管理系统，因为它在很大程度上既可以防止这种不确定性，又可以减少这种费用。

By introducing into the customs a system of administration as similar to that of the excise as the nature of the different duties will admit, the difficulty of smuggling might be very much increased.

通过在海关中引入一种类似于消费税的管理系统， 因为不同关税的性质将允许这样做， 走私的难度可能会大大增加。

The temptation to smuggle can be diminished only by the lowering of the tax; and the difficulty of smuggling can be increased only by establishing that system of administration which is most proper for preventing it.

只有降低税收才能减少走私的诱惑；只有建立最适合预防走私的管理制度，才能增加走私的难度。