People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can't find them, make them.

宽容是自由社会的生命要素和标志，永远不会是当权者的恩赐；在多数人暴政的普遍条件下，它只能通过激进少数派的持续努力赢得。