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Libraries: the cornerstone of democracy

机译：图书馆：民主的基石

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Libraries are...essential to the functioning of a democratic society.... libraries are the great symbols of the freedom of the mind. --Franklin D. Roosevelt Democracies need libraries. An informed public constitutes the very foundation of a democracy; after all, democracies are about discourse--discourse among the people. If a free society is to survive, it must ensure the preservation of its records and provide free and open access to this information to all its citizens. It must ensure that citizens have the resources to develop the information-literacy skills necessary to participate in the democratic process. Free societies allow unfettered dialogue and guarantee freedom of expression. Our libraries help to ensure that this happens. GUARDING AGAINST THE TYRANNY OF IGNORANCE During my presidential year, I will use every opportunity to demonstrate just how essential libraries are to our democratic way of life. Since their inception, libraries have served as pivotal community institutions upholding, strengthening, and realizing some of the most fundamental democratic ideals of our society. Libraries are the place where people can find differing opinions on controversial questions and dissent from current orthodoxy. They serve as the source for the pursuit of independent thought, critical attitudes, and in-depth information. And in so doing, our libraries guard against the tyranny of ignorance, the Achilles' heel of every democracy. Libraries are for everyone, everywhere. They provide safe spaces for public dialogue. They disseminate information so the public can participate in the processes of governance. They offer access to government information so the public can monitor the work of its elected officials and benefit from the data collected and disseminated by public policymakers. They serve as gathering places for the community to share interests and concerns.
机译：图书馆是……民主社会运作必不可少的……图书馆是心灵自由的伟大象征。 -富兰克林·罗斯福（Franklin D. Roosevelt）民主国家需要图书馆。知识渊博的公众是民主的基础。毕竟，民主制是关于话语-人民之间的话语。如果一个自由社会要生存，就必须确保其记录得到保存，并向所有公民提供免费和开放的信息获取途径。它必须确保公民有资源发展参与民主进程所必需的信息素养技能。自由社会允许自由对话，并保证言论自由。我们的库可帮助确保发生这种情况。捍卫无知的暴政在我总统任期内，我将利用一切机会来展示图书馆对于我们民主生活方式的重要性。自成立以来，图书馆一直是维护，加强和实现我们社会最基本的民主理想的重要社区机构。图书馆是人们在有争议的问题上可以找到不同意见并反对当前正统观念的地方。它们是追求独立思想，批判态度和深入信息的来源。这样，我们的图书馆就可以防止无知的暴政，这是每个民主国家的致命弱点。图书馆适合每个地方的每个人。它们为公众对话提供了安全的空间。它们传播信息，以便公众可以参与治理过程。它们提供了访问政府信息的途径，因此公众可以监视其当选官员的工作，并受益于公共决策者收集和传播的数据。它们是社区聚集利益和关切的地方。

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