今天对自由民主最严重的威胁不是来自共产主义或法西斯主义等敌对意识形态，而是来自内部——来自民粹主义的兴起和民主规范的侵蚀。

故事是保存记忆的方式。

When someone makes a decision, he is really diving into a strong current that will carry him to places he had never dreamed of when he first made the decision.

"The best way to get things done is to simply begin."

To men like that, time was a surfeit, a barrel they watched slowly drain. When really, he thinks, it’s a glowing puddle you carry in your hands; you should spend all your energy protecting it.

允许进入的刺激并不是通过简单的一对一开关与输出反应相连的。