> That's what (I think) Winston Churchill said about democracy (might be true there). As E.M. Forster put it (from memory, so I'm sure less well-worded than the original): "So, two cheers for democracy—there's no occasion for three, two is quite enough." > But here, I think you can just "we have the worst system". Period. Yeah, our system's about as bad as it could possibly be and have held together…
> 对民主最好的辩护来自丘吉尔：民主是最糟糕的政府形式——除了所有其他那些形式。所以《为民主欢呼两声》（Two Cheers for Democracy）：一声是因为它容纳多元，另一声是因为它允许批评。两声欢呼已经足够：完全没必要欢呼第三声。只有被挚爱的心灵共和国才配得上。——E.M. 福斯特，《我的……
> The best defense of democracy is Churchill's: democracy is the worst form of Government except for all the rest. So Two Cheers for Democracy: one because it admits variety and two because it permits criticism. Two cheers are quite enough: there is no occasion to give three. Only Love the Beloved Republic deserves that. - E.M. Forster, "What…
> （我记得）温斯顿·丘吉尔谈到民主时就是这么说的（在那方面可能确实如此）。正如 E.M. 福斯特所言（凭记忆说的，肯定不如原文辞藻讲究）：“所以，为民主欢呼两次——没必要欢呼三次，两次就足够了。” > 但在这里，我认为你大可以直接说“我们拥有最烂的制度”。就这么简单。是啊，我们的制度几乎是烂到了勉强还能维持运转的极限……
> That's what (I think) Winston Churchill said about democracy (might be true there). As E.M. Forster put it (from memory, so I'm sure less well-worded than the original): "So, two cheers for democracy—there's no occasion for three, two is quite enough." > But here, I think you can just "we have the worst system". Period. Yeah, our system's about as bad as it could possibly be and have held together…
> 对民主最好的辩护来自丘吉尔：民主是最糟糕的政府形式——除了所有其他那些形式。所以《为民主欢呼两声》（Two Cheers for Democracy）：一声是因为它容纳多元，另一声是因为它允许批评。两声欢呼已经足够：完全没必要欢呼第三声。只有被挚爱的心灵共和国才配得上。——E.M. 福斯特，《我的……
> The best defense of democracy is Churchill's: democracy is the worst form of Government except for all the rest. So Two Cheers for Democracy: one because it admits variety and two because it permits criticism. Two cheers are quite enough: there is no occasion to give three. Only Love the Beloved Republic deserves that. - E.M. Forster, "What…