Watching on their televisions the solemn, dignified, peaceful, and transparent transfer of power from the president they had defeated to the president they had elected, French citizens could only feel good about themselves and privileged to live in a democratic state. Europeans may be confused, inefficient, and slow to take decisions, but democracy still constitutes a wall of stability against economic and other uncertainties.
第六个理由与欧洲政治制度的性质有关。丘吉尔有一个著名的论断——民主是最坏的政治制度，除了比一切其他政治制度都好以外。这一论断在欧洲大陆得到了证实。80%的法国公民参与了总统大选投票。在电视中，他们看到，权力郑重、庄严、和平地从被他们抛弃的总统移交到了被他们选择的总统手中，这不仅让他们感觉良好，更让他们感到自豪，可以生活在一个民主国家中。欧洲人也许糊涂、低效、无法迅速决断，但民主将构成抵御经济和其他不确定性的长城。