In the 20th century the west achieved unprecedented personal freedom. Every citizen was able to vote, or be voted into office. Economic freedom came through market liberalisation. Lower trade barriers brought higher living standards, and freer financial markets redefined the global economy. Freedom, however, cannot go unchecked. The west is now in many respects too free.
20世紀,西方實現了空前的個人自由。每位公民都可以投票,或被票選從政。經濟自由經歷了市場自由化的過程。貿易壁壘的降低,帶來了生活水準的提高,而更自由的金融市場,重新定義了全球經濟。然而,自由也應受到控制。從很多方面來說,西方眼下是過於自由了。
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