That is, we should know more about our government than it knows about us. When citizens acquire power – through, say, an elected position, a job that lets them decide who gets a liquor license or who gets arrested with a gun – the public has a right to know more about them.
困扰我的是另外的东西。力量——特别是毁灭性力量——意味着我们需要透明度。我的意思是，我们应该比我们的政府了解我们更多地了解政府。当公民得到力量时——比如通过当选某个职位从而得以决定谁可以获得贩酒牌照或谁会因为持有枪支被捕——公众就有权利了解他们。