1998年就国际外交政策发表观点时引用美国黑手党首领艾尔·卡彭曾经说过的话。
古代的学者，为自己才学不高而担忧，就发奋学习，迎头赶上；现在的文士，为自己才学不高而羞愧，就隐满短处，避忌批评。
伟大的历史是用墨水和鲜血写成的。
The problem is, if you really believe in a society where those who merit to get to the top, get to the top, you'll also, by implication, and in a far more nasty way, believe in a society where those who deserve to get to the bottom also get to the bottom and stay there. I nother words, your position in life comes to seem not accidental, but merited and deserved. And that makes failure seem much more crushing.