中國(guó)的崛起和俄羅斯的復(fù)興挑戰(zhàn)了自由民主是唯一可行的政府形式的觀念。
The state is the most important institution in human society because it is the only one that can legitimately use force to maintain order.
國(guó)家是人類社會(huì)中最重要的機(jī)構(gòu),因?yàn)樗俏ㄒ豢梢院戏ㄊ褂梦淞?lái)維持秩序的機(jī)構(gòu)。
The most important political development of the last half century has been the spread of liberal democracy around the world.
過(guò)去半個(gè)世紀(jì)最重要的政治發(fā)展是自由民主在世界范圍內(nèi)的傳播。
The great challenge of modern politics is to reconcile the demands of identity with the requirements of liberal democracy.
現(xiàn)代政治的巨大挑戰(zhàn)是將身份認(rèn)同的要求與自由民主的要求相調(diào)和。
The spread of liberal democracy and the integration of the world economy have created a situation in which the major powers are no longer willing to go to war with one another.
自由民主的傳播和世界經(jīng)濟(jì)的整合創(chuàng)造了一種情況,即大國(guó)不再愿意相互開戰(zhàn)。
The desire for recognition, the thymotic part of the soul, is the most political part of the human personality because it is what drives people to want to be recognized as superior to others.
對(duì)認(rèn)可的渴望,靈魂中的激情部分,是人格中最具政治性的部分,因?yàn)樗?qū)使人們希望被認(rèn)可為優(yōu)于他人。
The most successful societies in the world are those that have been able to combine the strengths of the state with the strengths of the market.
世界上最成功的社會(huì)是那些能夠?qū)?guó)家的力量與市場(chǎng)的力量結(jié)合起來(lái)的社會(huì)。
Liberal democracy may constitute the "end point of mankind's ideological evolution" and the "final form of human government," and as such constituted the "end of history."
The end of history will be a very sad time. The struggle for recognition, the willingness to risk one's life for a purely abstract goal, the worldwide ideological struggle that called forth daring, courage, imagination, and idealism, will be replaced by economic calculation, the endless solving of technical problems, environmental concerns, and the satisfaction of sophisticated consumer demands.
The spread of liberal democracy around the world is not inevitable, but it is the most likely outcome given the alternatives.
自由民主在世界范圍內(nèi)的傳播并非不可避免,但考慮到其他選擇,它是最有可能的結(jié)果。
The desire for recognition, the thymotic part of the soul, is what drives human history.
對(duì)認(rèn)可的渴望,靈魂中的激情部分,是推動(dòng)人類歷史的力量。
The most successful societies in the world are those that have been able to combine a strong state with the rule of law and democratic accountability.