However compelling this idea might be, and however weary the West feels, the reality, demonstrated starkly during the Cold War and its bloody aftermath, is that tyranny is never genuinely stable – certainly not in the long run. The desire for human dignity and respect – the cornerstones of good governance – cannot be quelled, especially at a time when people have unprecedented access to information through the Internet and mobile technologies.
无论这种想法看似多么可信，也无论西方如何感到疲惫，冷战及其血腥后果所展示的赤裸裸的现实是从长期来看，专制从来不可能带来真正稳定的结果。特别是在人们前所未有地通过互联网和移动技术了解信息的当下，人类对尊严和尊重的渴望——也是善政的基础——根本不可能被压制住。