历史首先是那个遗产的创造和记录；进步是其日益增长的丰富性、保存、传递和使用。

在写作的过程中，我们面对自己最深层的恐惧和欲望。

Without magic, there is no art. Without art, there is no idealism. Without idealism, there is no integrity. Without integrity, there is nothing but production.

The spread of liberal democracy and the integration of the world economy have created a situation in which the major powers are no longer willing to go to war with one another.