It is the responsibility of every government to uphold certain basic principles.

每个政府都有责任维护某些基本原则。

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"The basic compact underlying representative government," wrote Chief Justice John Roberts for the court, "assumes that public officials will hear from their constituents and act on their concerns."

首席大法官约翰·罗伯茨代表法院写道：“代议制政府的基本契约假定，公职人员将听取选民的意见，并根据他们关心的事情采取行动。”

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If connections can be bought, a basic premise of democratic society—that all are equal in treatment by government—is undermined.

如果人脉是可以被买到的，那民主社会的一个基本前提，即政府平等对待所有人，就被破坏了。

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"We want to partner with the Egyptian people and their government to realize their aspirations to live in a democratic society that respects basic human rights.

VOA: special.2011.01.29

Does it mean it's not doable? I believe it is doable, but it requires some basic changes, both from the Afghan government and from the international community."

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

The ability of the country to provide and administer basic government functions is also unknown.

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Yemen is a poor country with a dispersed population, many of whom subsist without basic government services.

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In New York we get a mayor who makes war on Big Gulp sodas while proving himself inept at basic government functions such as clearing snow.

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