No man really knows about other human beings. The best he can do is to suppose that they are like himself.
The culture industry not so much adapts to the reactions of its customers as it adjusts them.
贫贱是苦难的境界,能很好地居于其境者就苦中有乐;富贵是快乐的境地,不能很好地对待富贵的人便会乐极生悲。
国家一定要有直言进谏的臣子,上级必须有敢于提出反对意见的下级,议论国政的人不停止,各种不同政见的人相互辩论,才可以长久保存国家,使国家兴盛强大。也就是说言论自由是民众的基本权利,每个人都可以提出不同的政见,民众有平等参与政治的权利。
In a world of asymmetric information, the design of mechanisms to ensure transparency and fairness is crucial.
处理一个不自由的世界的唯一方法是变得如此绝对自由,以至于你的存在本身就是一种反叛。