The great powers are always searching for opportunities to gain power at the expense of their rivals, which makes them inherently aggressive.
"Books are the keys to understanding the world and ourselves."
The strength and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of resistance.
Tradition and innovation are not opposites—they're partners in progress.
没有一个世纪,也没有一个国家曾经缺少过这样的专家,他们能够知道神祇的心思,而且也愿意表示出来。