This may seem like a highly desirable state of affairs, conducive to the cultivation of a good life. But in the last few decades, Western democracies have been undergoing a marked identity crisis, manifested in an unwillingness to articulate organizing ethical principles or to project democratic values onto the international stage.
这似乎是令人十分渴望的状态，有益于培养好生活。但在过去数十年中，西方民主国家经历了显著地身份危机，一个明显的标识是不愿宣扬组织伦理原则或不愿在国际舞台上推进民主价值。