宣传之于民主，正如棍棒之于极权国家。
Propaganda is to a democracy what the bludgeon is to a totalitarian state.
There are certain things that we cannot make ourselves believe， no matter how hard we try.
To write history is to wrestle with ghosts.
宇宙的奥秘就在这些圆点之中。
The elements of consciousness are to be determined by experimental analysis.
发展必须被理解为一个多维度的过程，涉及社会结构、民众态度和国家制度的重大变革，以及经济增长的加速、不平等的减少和贫困的消除。
The biggest challenge isn't the science - it's changing people's perceptions.