The passions that incline men to peace are fear of death, desire of such things as are necessary to commodious living, and a hope by their industry to obtain them.

"What I need is the dandelion in the spring. The bright yellow that means rebirth instead of destruction. The promise that life can go on, no matter how bad our losses. That it can be good again."

Abuse of power comes as no surprise.

最优财政政策要求税收随时间平滑，因为突然的变化会扭曲经济决策。

质量不是权利；它是一种特权。