Democracy begins to fail and political life becomes impoverished in the absence of those vital public spheres such as public and higher education in which civic values, public scholarship, and social engagement allow for a more imaginative grasp of a future that takes seriously the demands of justice, equity, and civic courage.
民主开始失败,政治生活变得贫乏,当缺乏那些重要的公共领域时,如公共和高等教育,在这些领域中,公民价值观、公共学术和社会参与允许对未来有更富想象力的把握,认真对待正义、公平和公民勇气的需求。
The night is dark, and I am far from home.
每个人都是天才。但如果硬要以鱼儿爬树的本领,来评估它的能力,它这辈子都会觉得自己是条蠢鱼。
没有内容的思想是空洞的,没有概念的直觉是盲目的。