The great challenge of modern politics is to reconcile the demands of identity with the requirements of liberal democracy.

孔子说：“我想不说话。”子贡说：“您如果不说话，谁教我们呢？”孔子说：“天说过什么？天不说话，照样四季运行，百物生长，天说过什么？”

All the texts say that in order to gain release one should render the mind quiescent; therefore their conclusive teaching is that the mind should be rendered quiescent; once this has been understood there is no need for endless reading.