Every great mathematical theory begins as a heresy and ends as a dogma.

The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.

The success of any political system depends on its ability to generate legitimacy in the eyes of its citizens.

The highest manifestation of life consists in this: that a being governs its own actions. A thing which is always subject to the direction of another is somewhat of a dead thing.

我知道你是来杀我的。开枪吧，懦夫，你只是要杀一个人。