The quality of a country's institutions is the most important determinant of its success.
一個(gè)國(guó)家制度的品質(zhì)是其成功的最重要決定因素。
The most significant threat to liberal democracy comes from within, from the decay of institutions and the loss of trust in them.
對(duì)自由民主最嚴(yán)重的威脅來(lái)自?xún)?nèi)部,來(lái)自制度的衰敗和對(duì)它們的信任的喪失。
The spread of liberal democracy and the integration of the world economy have created a new global order.
自由民主的傳播和世界經(jīng)濟(jì)的整合創(chuàng)造了一個(gè)新的全球秩序。
The great struggle of the twentieth century was between liberalism and totalitarianism.
二十世紀(jì)的偉大斗爭(zhēng)是自由主義與極權(quán)主義之間的斗爭(zhēng)。
The desire for recognition, the thymotic part of the soul, is the most political part of man.
The most basic human desire is to be recognized as a human being.
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 desire for a just society is a permanent part of the human condition.
對(duì)公正社會(huì)的渴望是人類(lèi)狀況的永久部分。
The spread of liberal democracy around the world is not inevitable, but it is the most likely outcome of the historical process.
自由民主在世界范圍內(nèi)的傳播并非不可避免,但它是歷史進(jìn)程中最可能的結(jié)果。
The great challenge of the modern world is to create institutions that are strong enough to govern effectively but also accountable and responsive to the needs of citizens.
現(xiàn)代世界的巨大挑戰(zhàn)是創(chuàng)建既足夠強(qiáng)大以有效治理,又對(duì)公民需求負(fù)責(zé)和響應(yīng)的制度。
The most important political distinction among countries concerns not their form of government but their degree of government.
國(guó)家間最重要的政治區(qū)別不在于其政府形式,而在于其政府程度。
The most successful societies in the future will be those that are able to combine the efficiency and technological dynamism of the market with the social safety nets and political stability provided by the state.