母子关系是矛盾的，在某种意义上，是悲剧性的。它需要母亲最强烈的爱，然而这种爱必须帮助孩子离开母亲，变得完全独立。
The mother-child relationship is paradoxical and, in a sense, tragic. It requires the most intense love on the mother's side, yet this very love must help the child grow away from the mother, and to become fully independent.
The spread of liberal democracy and the integration of the world economy have created a situation in which the major powers are no longer willing to risk war with one another.
传记作者的任务是复活过去，而非评判它。