如果一个国家期望在国民无知的情况下却拥有自由，那么这种期望无论在历史上，还是未来都绝不会实现。如果我们打算抵御无知和捍卫自由，每位美国人都有责任了解一件公共事务的来龙去脉。

文学是人类的记忆，没有记忆就没有身份。

The moment you stop trying to be something you’re not, that’s when you become who you’re supposed to be.

But how can you do push-ups when your nose gets in the way?

The past is not a foreign country; it is our own.

【释义】君子常思虑长远的大事，时时反躬自省，就没有眼前突来的祸患。

The feminist movement has led women to believe that they can have it all—career, family, and personal fulfillment. But the reality is that something has to give.