追求理解是人类精神最高尚的追求。

美国正在经历政治衰败的危机，其机构越来越功能失调，无法应对国家的挑战。

爱是一种极其困难的领悟：除了自己之外还有其他真实存在。

The end of history will be a very sad time. The struggle for recognition, the willingness to risk one's life for a purely abstract goal, the worldwide ideological struggle that called forth daring, courage, imagination, and idealism, will be replaced by economic calculation, the endless solving of technical problems, environmental concerns, and the satisfaction of sophisticated consumer demands.