A novel is a mirror walking down a road.

States are rational actors that seek to maximize their relative power in order to ensure their survival in a competitive international system.

身份高贵的人，不应该欺凌地位卑贱的人；腰缠万贯的人，不应该对穷人傲慢无礼。否则的话，他的荣华富贵就很难持久了。

The dead are always listening. The dead are always watching.

科学家与公众之间的对话对于负责任的创新至关重要。