The great advantage of telling the truth is that nobody ever believes it.

The great ideological battles between liberalism and communism, or between democracy and authoritarianism, have been replaced by a general consensus on the desirability of liberal democracy.

对民主的最大威胁不是来自外部敌人，而是来自内部腐败和公民美德的丧失。

我不追随潮流，我创造潮流。