历史的终结将是一个非常悲伤的时刻。为了纯粹抽象的目标而愿意冒生命危险的认可斗争,以及呼唤出勇气、想象力、理想主义的全球意识形态斗争,将被经济计算、无休止的技术问题解决、环境关注和复杂消费需求的满足所取代。
The end of history will be a very sad time. The struggle for recognition, the willingness to risk one's life for a purely abstract goal, the worldwide ideological struggle that called forth daring, courage, imagination, and idealism, will be replaced by economic calculation, the endless solving of technical problems, environmental concerns, and the satisfaction of sophisticated consumer demands.
罗马大军入侵时,阿基米德的家遭士兵破门而入,他还在醉心研究圆形,后来他被士兵杀害。及后,杀阿基米德的士兵也被处决。
The soul that has conceived one wickedness can nurse no good thereafter.
"To write is to breathe freely in a world that constantly tries to suffocate truth."
我们必须平衡短期需求和长期可持续性。
Science is not just about theory; it's about making things that work in the real world.