The laws that forbid the carrying of arms are laws of such a nature. They disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes.... Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man.

世界上充满了显而易见的事情，却偏偏没人注意到。

文学是社会的镜子，反映了它的美德和缺陷。

石油开采的创新不是可选的，而是可持续发展的必要条件。