The advantages found in history seem to be of three kinds， as they result either from the mere situation of the climate and country or from the form of government and of the character of the people， or from those finer principles and morals， which may be called the recommendations of philosophy.

我们都受困于自己的记忆，过去是一个我们永远无法逃脱的监狱。

"A writer must be both a thief and a giver."

医学伦理是不可妥协的——偷工减料会付出生命的代价。

因此，乐趣和避免痛苦是立法者所考虑的目标。