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.

我是火星人，没人能触及我。

过去半个世纪最重要的政治发展是自由民主在世界范围内的传播。