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Democracies foster a never-ending struggle between two rights: The government's obligation to protect national security; and the people's right to know, based on journalists' ability to access information.
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民主体制造成两种权利之间的永恒较量：政府保护国家安全的责任与人民的知情权，后者取决于新闻工作者获取信息的能力。 |
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Democracies foster the existence of a free press.
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民主国家培育自由媒体。 |
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Democracies grant many freedoms to their citizens including the freedom to dissent and criticize the government.
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民主国家给予公民许多自由，包括对政府表示异议或批评政府的自由。 |
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Democracies guard against all-powerful central governments and decentralize government to regional and local levels, understanding that local government must be as accessible and responsive to the people as possible.
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民主政府知道其首要职能是保护言论和宗教自由等基本人权，保护法律面前人人平等的权利，保护人们组织和充份参与社会政治、经济和文化生活的机会。 |
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Democracy and freedom are irreplaceable universal values.
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民主与自由做为普世价值是无可替代的。 |
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Democracy cannot flourish half rich and half poor ,any more than it can flourish half slave.
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民主不能在一半人富裕而另一半人贫穷的情况下兴旺发展，在一半人是奴隶的情况下也同样不可能。 |
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Democracy has bad aspects too.
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民主有坏的方面. |
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Democracy has been improved steadily.
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例13．民主政治建设不断加强。 |
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Democracy is a bulwark of freedom.
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民主是自由的保障. |
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Democracy is a just faith fervently held, a commitment to be tested again and again in the fiery furnace of history.
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民主是一种对公平的坚定信念，注定要在历史的火炉里一次次地接受考验。 |
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Democracy is a process by which the people are free to choose the man who will get the blame.
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民主是一个人们自由选择以后去谴责谁的进程。 |
