At a time when more and more Russians are being denied passports to travel outside the country, those tempted by authoritarianism would do well to recall the elementary point made by John F. Kennedy in his Berlin speech in 1963. “Freedom has many difficulties, and democracy is not perfect,” Kennedy said.
在越来越多俄国人拿不到出国签证的情况下，那些专制诱惑的向往者应该好好回顾一下肯尼迪1963年柏林讲话的基本内容。“自由面临诸多困难，民主也并非完美无暇。但我们永远不必修建一堵墙挡住人们离去的脚步。”