The past is a candle at great distance: too close to let you quit, too far to comfort you.
过去是远处的一支蜡烛：近得让你无法放弃，远得无法给你安慰。
Your self-worth is determined by you. You don't have to depend on someone telling you who you are.
The spread of liberal democracy and the integration of the world economy have created a situation in which the only legitimate form of government is one that is based on popular sovereignty and respects basic human rights.
世界不是它看起来的样子；它是我们相信的样子。