The most successful societies in the world are those that have been able to combine a strong state with the rule of law and democratic accountability.
世界上最成功的社会是那些能够将强大的国家与法治和民主问责制结合起来的社会。
When you have nobody you can make a cup of tea for, when nobody needs you, that's when I think life is over.
The biographer's challenge is to be both a detective and a poet.