The true strength of a country is best demonstrated by the willingness of its government to tolerate challenges from its own citizens.

　　The well-being of a society is enhanced when many of its people question authority.

　　【Position】:盡管質(zhì)疑權(quán)威有時(shí)候會(huì)引起社會(huì)不安定，適當(dāng)?shù)馁|(zhì)疑有利于社會(huì)健康發(fā)展。

　　a) 科學(xué)上，對(duì)權(quán)威的質(zhì)疑有利于新理論，新發(fā)現(xiàn)的產(chǎn)生哥白尼，日心說。魏格納質(zhì)疑原有理論提出板塊漂移。

　　b) 在社會(huì)領(lǐng)域，適度的質(zhì)疑揭露社會(huì)問題并且讓人們團(tuán)結(jié)起來去改變現(xiàn)狀從而使社會(huì)進(jìn)步。比如質(zhì)疑men dominance的women right運(yùn)動(dòng)，推動(dòng)了Equal Pay Act,19th憲法修正案保護(hù)婦女right to vote,等婦女權(quán)利保護(hù)的立法，提高了婦女地位，是社會(huì)的進(jìn)步。

　　c) 惡意的，非法的質(zhì)疑會(huì)擾亂社會(huì)秩序，騷亂，恐怖主義

　　d) 公眾的質(zhì)疑有利于社會(huì)的進(jìn)步，但這種質(zhì)疑不能超越法律的界限。

　　 It is often necessary, even desirable, for political leaders to withhold information from the public.

　　a) It is always impossible for the political leaders to reveal everything to the public, especially some the information which can affect the national security. Different nations are competing and even antagonistic. Revealing some information could has no help for the solution but poses negative impact on the stability of a country. Unidentified illness

　　b) Withholding information should not be the excuse for political leaders to abuse their power. Withholding information at their will could provide the chance of corruption,

　　c) 在不威脅國家安全，社會(huì)穩(wěn)定情況下，政府行為應(yīng)該盡可能透明，接受監(jiān)督。

　　It is impossible for an effective political leader to tell the truth all the time. Complete honesty is not a useful virtue for a politician.

　　1. 誠實(shí)坦白對(duì)每個(gè)人來說都是美德。對(duì)于政治家，能夠樹立良好的公眾形象，贏得公民的贊賞和支持。例如Lincoln家里很貧寒，他在競(jìng)選的時(shí)候絲毫沒有掩飾自己的貧窮，贏得了下層階級(jí)people from low class的支持;

　　2. 為了保證國家的利益和安全，也應(yīng)當(dāng)說謊。如：使民眾安心。不能complete forthright

　　3. 但就長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)來說，A 正直的人品才能真正獲得民眾的支持和信任如：Gandhi, Martin Luther King B政治家們過分的欺騙民眾會(huì)導(dǎo)致人民不相信政府并導(dǎo)致不滿，并最終導(dǎo)致災(zāi)難性的后果。

　　The true strength of a country is best demonstrated by the willingness of its government to tolerate challenges from its own citizens.

　　The well-being of a society is enhanced when many of its people question authority.

　　【Position】:盡管質(zhì)疑權(quán)威有時(shí)候會(huì)引起社會(huì)不安定，適當(dāng)?shù)馁|(zhì)疑有利于社會(huì)健康發(fā)展。

　　a) 科學(xué)上，對(duì)權(quán)威的質(zhì)疑有利于新理論，新發(fā)現(xiàn)的產(chǎn)生哥白尼，日心說。魏格納質(zhì)疑原有理論提出板塊漂移。

　　b) 在社會(huì)領(lǐng)域，適度的質(zhì)疑揭露社會(huì)問題并且讓人們團(tuán)結(jié)起來去改變現(xiàn)狀從而使社會(huì)進(jìn)步。比如質(zhì)疑men dominance的women right運(yùn)動(dòng)，推動(dòng)了Equal Pay Act,19th憲法修正案保護(hù)婦女right to vote,等婦女權(quán)利保護(hù)的立法，提高了婦女地位，是社會(huì)的進(jìn)步。

　　c) 惡意的，非法的質(zhì)疑會(huì)擾亂社會(huì)秩序，騷亂，恐怖主義

　　d) 公眾的質(zhì)疑有利于社會(huì)的進(jìn)步，但這種質(zhì)疑不能超越法律的界限。

　　 It is often necessary, even desirable, for political leaders to withhold information from the public.

　　a) It is always impossible for the political leaders to reveal everything to the public, especially some the information which can affect the national security. Different nations are competing and even antagonistic. Revealing some information could has no help for the solution but poses negative impact on the stability of a country. Unidentified illness

　　b) Withholding information should not be the excuse for political leaders to abuse their power. Withholding information at their will could provide the chance of corruption,

　　c) 在不威脅國家安全，社會(huì)穩(wěn)定情況下，政府行為應(yīng)該盡可能透明，接受監(jiān)督。

　　It is impossible for an effective political leader to tell the truth all the time. Complete honesty is not a useful virtue for a politician.

　　1. 誠實(shí)坦白對(duì)每個(gè)人來說都是美德。對(duì)于政治家，能夠樹立良好的公眾形象，贏得公民的贊賞和支持。例如Lincoln家里很貧寒，他在競(jìng)選的時(shí)候絲毫沒有掩飾自己的貧窮，贏得了下層階級(jí)people from low class的支持;

　　2. 為了保證國家的利益和安全，也應(yīng)當(dāng)說謊。如：使民眾安心。不能complete forthright

　　3. 但就長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)來說，A 正直的人品才能真正獲得民眾的支持和信任如：Gandhi, Martin Luther King B政治家們過分的欺騙民眾會(huì)導(dǎo)致人民不相信政府并導(dǎo)致不滿，并最終導(dǎo)致災(zāi)難性的后果。