陌生人与我们接近，因为我们在他们和我们自己之间感受到民族、社会、职业或普遍人性的共同特征。他们远离我们，因为这些共同特征超越了他们或我们，并且仅仅因为它们连接了许多人而连接了我们。
The stranger is close to us, insofar as we feel between him and ourselves common features of a national, social, occupational, or generally human, nature. He is far from us, insofar as these common features extend beyond him or us, and connect us only because they connect a great many people.
衣食是人们活着的时候所需要的利益,尚且要有一定的节制；埋葬是人们死后所需要的利益,为什么就单单在这里没有节制呢？
"It's important to write about difficult subjects in a way that children can understand."
The future of democracy depends on its ability to adapt to new challenges and to renew itself.