"It has always seemed strange to me... the things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling, are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest, are the traits of success."
I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year's fashions.
The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.
最糟糕的暴政是那种伪装成自由的暴政。
The essence of a free government consists in an effectual control of rivalries.