The ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is commonly understood. Indeed the world is ruled by little else. Practical men, who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influence, are usually the slaves of some defunct economist.
无论是正确的还是错误的,经济学家和政治哲学家的思想都比通常理解的有力。确实,世界不受其他任何事物统治。自信不被知识分子影响的那些所谓务实的人,往往只是几个过时经济学家思想的奴隶。(Concluding Notes. p. 383-384)
应对不自由世界的唯一方法是变得如此绝对自由,以至于你的存在本身就是一种反叛。
All mankind... being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or possessions.
The bank is not a pawnshop, the bank is a credit intermediary.
The greatest problem for mathematicians now is probably the Riemann Hypothesis.
我是个流行谜团。我生活和呼吸着创造力。
遗传密码是一组规则,通过这些规则,遗传物质(DNA或RNA序列)中的信息被活细胞翻译成蛋白质(氨基酸序列)。
Taste is just a form of snobbery.
The journey of an artist is never easy, but it’s always worth it.
法律即理性,应当摆脱激情。