The spread of liberal democracy and the integration of the world economy are the two most important trends of the modern era.

The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.

Writing is a way to confront the past.

我不怕被人批评，最怕的是没人理我。

"A writer's duty is not to provide answers, but to ask the right questions that provoke thought and reflection."

音乐是灵魂的语言，它有力量将我们所有人联系在一起。

天生犯罪人是其自身组织的受害者。

Liberal democracy may constitute the "end point of mankind's ideological evolution" and the "final form of human government," and as such constituted the "end of history."