对自由民主最严重的威胁来自内部,来自制度的衰败和对它们的信任的丧失。
The most significant threat to liberal democracy comes from within, from the decay of institutions and the loss of trust in them.
The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.
历史总是由胜利者书写。当两种文化冲突时,失败者会被抹去,而胜利者则书写历史书籍——这些书籍美化他们的事业,贬低被征服的敌人。
The system produces needs faster than it can satisfy them.