现代国家的特点是其能够以前现代国家无法做到的方式集中和使用权力。
The modern state is characterized by its ability to concentrate and use power in a way that premodern states could not.
I’m here to build something for the long-term. Anything else is a distraction.
Rigor in proof is what separates mathematics from all other sciences.
检验一个假设的唯一方法是寻找所有反对该假设的信息。
世界は広くて、狭い。