Make women rational creatures, and free citizens, and they will quickly become good wives; — that is, if men do not neglect the duties of husbands and fathers.

"History is not a linear path; it spirals, trapping us in its cycles until we confront its ghosts."

政治秩序不仅仅是关于国家，还关于法治和问责制。

译文：富贵最容易招人嫉恨，所以务必要宽厚谦恭待人，才没有大的祸患。福禄有定数，务必要节俭朴素，才能延续长久。赏析：富贵荣华本没有错，但是人一旦拥有它之后，如果骄横跋扈，聛睨一切，那么也最容易招致杀身之祸。

To understand oneself is to understand the world.

一本书的魔力在于它可以带你去任何地方，即使你只是坐在房间里。