对此我们目前还难以定论，不过基于民主政府的历史以及其他国家的经验 — — 也正是笔者拙作《民主的盛名：当世最流行之政府架构的崛起与风险》的论题 — — 我们可以发现并定义埃及在建立政治民主的过程中所面对的一系列障碍以及享有的各种优势。
We cannot know with certainty, but, based on the history of democratic government, and the experiences of other countries – the subject of my book, Democracy’s Good Name: The Rise and Risks of the World’s Most Popular Form of Government – we can identify the obstacles that Egypt faces, as well as the advantages it enjoys, in building political democracy.