If the laws of the United States were the only imaginable democratic laws, or the most perfect which it is possible to conceive, I should admit that the success of those institutions affords no proof of the success of democratic institutions in general, in a country less favored by natural circumstances.
Estatu Batuetako legeak imajina daitezkeen lege bakarrak edo aurki litezkeen bikainenak izango balira, ulertuko nuke ondorioztatzea Estatu Batuetako legeen arrakastak ez duela, oro har, lege demokratikoen arrakastaz ezer frogatzen, natura hain aldeko ez duten herrialdeetan behintzat.