过去从来不仅仅是过去。它始终是现在的基础。

I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.

Fiction is a lie covering up a deep truth.

"The past is always tense, the future perfect."

一个国家的力量不仅仅是其强制能力，还包括其提供服务的能力以及在公民眼中保持合法性的能力。

人民就是政府，通过他们的代理人来管理它；他们就是政府，是主权权力。