【译文】 孔子说：“生来就知道的，是上等人；学习后才知道的，是二等人；遇到困难才学习的，是三等人；遇到困难也不学习的，这就是下等人了。”

Diplomats should possess flexibility and adaptability to respond to rapidly changing international circumstances.

When we protect marine ecosystems, we're ultimately protecting human livelihoods.

I believe in the power of perseverance.

Liberal democracy may constitute the "end point of mankind's ideological evolution" and the "final form of human government," and as such constituted the "end of history."