The stranger is close to us, insofar as we feel between him and ourselves common features of a national, social, occupational, or generally human, nature. He is far from us, insofar as these common features extend beyond him or us, and connect us only because they connect a great many people.

个人已经成为一个巨大组织和力量的齿轮，这个组织从他手中夺走了所有的进步、精神和价值，以便将它们从主观形式转变为纯粹客观生活的形式。

The laws that forbid the carrying of arms are laws of such a nature. They disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes.... Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man.

Climate models are like time machines - they allow us to peer into possible futures.

如果我们希望海洋繁荣，就必须倾听科学的声音。