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罗里斯图尔特：民主为什么重要

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Rory Stewart |

TEDxHousesOfParliament

• June 2012

公众正在对民主制度失去信心——英国国会议员罗里-斯图尔特如是说。伊拉克和阿富汗的新民主政权腐朽不堪，与此同时，84％的英国人认为英国的政治已经破败。在这次演讲中，斯图尔特发出了重塑民主的呼吁，作为开始，他认为我们应该先弄清民主——不是作为一个工具，而是作为一种理念——到底为什么重要。

公众正在对民主制度失去信心——英国国会议员罗里-斯图尔特如是说。伊拉克和阿富汗的新民主政权腐朽不堪，与此同时，84％的英国人认为英国的政治已经破败。在这次演讲中，斯图尔特发出了重塑民主的呼吁，作为开始，他认为我们应该先弄清民主——不是作为一个工具，而是作为一种理念——到底为什么重要。

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