The success of any political system depends on its ability to generate legitimacy in the eyes of its citizens.

哲学在成功时是装饰品，在失意时是避难所，在年老时是供应品。

And that’s the thing about people who mean everything they say. They think everyone else does too.

虽然有千里之远，我仍然会去的；即使富贵，我也不会贪图！——虽然我很穷，但是我能忍受贫穷。这句话用来形容一个社会再现实不过了。再美好的理想都会逐渐实现；再好的理想都会实现。这句话告诉我们要以努力作为人生的目标。