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.
A man's real possession is his memory. In nothing else is he rich, in nothing else is he poor.
Walls define space, but openings connect it to the world.
坚持非常重要。你不应该放弃，除非你被迫放弃。
你一生中最少能做的就是弄清楚你所希望的。而你能做的最多的就是活在那希望之中。不是远远地欣赏它，而是住在它的屋檐下。
