Liberalism had already lost. Its greatest champion, the United States, had run aground after pointless wars, terminal decadence, and bureaucratic takeover by activists and special interests.
自由主义已经败下阵来。自由主义最大的捍卫者美国,在经历了毫无意义的战争、逐步的堕落,以及激进分子和特殊利益集团对官僚机构的接管之后,已经搁浅了这个信念。