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 future of democracy depends on the ability of democratic societies to reform themselves.
民主的未来取决于民主社会自我改革的能力。
The greatest threat to democracy is the erosion of trust in institutions.
对民主最大的威胁是对制度的信任侵蚀。
The most important political virtue is moderation.
The strength of a political system lies in its ability to adapt to changing circumstances.
政治制度的力量在于其适应变化环境的能力。
The most successful societies are those that allow for the greatest degree of individual freedom and creativity.
最成功的社会是那些允许最大程度个人自由和创造力的社会。
The history of the world is the history of the struggle for recognition.
The desire for recognition, the thymotic part of the soul, is the most fundamentally human part of the soul.
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 rule of law is a necessary condition for the development of a modern economy.
The modern state is characterized by its ability to concentrate and use power effectively.
现代国家的特点是其能够有效地集中和使用权力。
The ability to create and sustain large, complex organizations is one of the key factors that distinguish successful societies from unsuccessful ones.