民主……在其存在期间比贵族制或君主制更血腥。记住，民主从未长久。它很快就会浪费、耗尽并谋杀自己。从来没有一个民主国家不自杀。

"A key insight in computational learning theory is that the complexity of a learning problem is determined by the complexity of the hypothesis space and the amount of data available."

The modern state is characterized by its ability to concentrate and use power in a way that premodern states could not.

权力不会腐蚀。恐惧会腐蚀……也许是对失去权力的恐惧。

写作是一种治疗方式；有时我想知道那些不写作、不绘画、不创作音乐的人如何逃离人类与生俱来的疯狂、忧郁和恐慌。