Indeed, this has become a sine qua non of democratic government throughout the world. When the United States adopted its Freedom of Information Act in 1966, it joined the exclusive company of Sweden and Finland.
事实上，这是世界上要成为民主政府的必要条件。当美国在1966年通过了信息自由法案时，在它前面只有瑞典和芬兰通过了这一法案。今天，大约有65个国家通过了该法案。