The end of history will be a very sad time. The struggle for recognition, the willingness to risk one's life for a purely abstract goal, the worldwide ideological struggle that called forth daring, courage, imagination, and idealism, will be replaced by economic calculation, the endless solving of technical problems, environmental concerns, and the satisfaction of sophisticated consumer demands.
Experience is a good school, but the fees are high.
When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person， or in the same body of magistrates， there can be no liberty.
The energy transition will require unprecedented levels of investment and cooperation.