我写作是为了不消失，为了在这个抹去一切的世界留下痕迹。

Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

The duties of all public officers are, or at least admit of being made, so plain and simple that men of intelligence may readily qualify themselves for their performance.

一个观念的效用决定了它在精神生活中的地位。

Dignity is a mask we wear to hide our ignorance.