The whites came to this land for a fresh start and to escape the tyranny of their masters, just as the freemen had fled theirs. But the ideals they held up for themselves, they denied others.

挑战是伪装的机遇；拥抱它们，变得更强大。

“智慧的真正标志不是知识，而是想象力。”

I'd rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I am not.

"The moment of betrayal is the worst, the moment when you know beyond any doubt that you've been betrayed: that some other human being has wished you that much evil."

中国经济是一个独特的案例，政府与市场的互动方式挑战了传统的经济理论。

    ——日本人想控制上海，想尽一切办法、千方百计对杜月笙进行拉拢，杜月笙如是说。