The first duty of the sovereign， that of protecting the society from the violence and invasion of other independent societies， can be performed only by means of a military force.

With a library you are free, not confined by temporary political climates. It is the most democratic of institutions because no one - but no one at all - can tell you what to read and when and how.

生命从来不曾离开过孤独而独立存在。无论是我们出生、我们成长、我们相爱还是我们成功和失败，直到最后的最后，孤独犹如影子一样存在于生命一隅。

欲望是人的本质。