George W. Bush was the most recent “idealist” proponent of making democracy promotion the main priority for US foreign policy. Bush embraced the so-called “democratic peace” theory, which holds that democracies not only treat their own citizens better, but also act better toward their neighbors and others.
乔治·W·布什就是近期美国外交政策“理想主义”的典范。小布什采取的是所谓“民主和平论”，就是民主不仅仅对本国的国民适用，也应该适用于美国邻国乃至以及其他国家。