The world is full of people who will tell you what you can't do. You don't need them. You already know what you can't do. What you need is someone to tell you what you can.

有权势的天子，也未必尊贵；穷苦的平民，也未必低贱。贵贱的分别，在于行为的美恶。

中国和其他威权国家的崛起挑战了自由民主是唯一可行政治制度的观念。