The most significant threat to liberal democracy today is not from rival ideologies like communism or fascism, but from within—from the rise of populism and the erosion of democratic norms.
今天对自由民主最严重的威胁不是来自共产主义或法西斯主义等敌对意识形态,而是来自内部——来自民粹主义的兴起和民主规范的侵蚀。
I'm a feminist, but I think that romance has been taken away a bit for my generation. I think what people connect with in novels is this idea of an overpowering, encompassing love—and it being more important and special than anything and everything else.
2009年:贝索斯致股东信《执着于用户体验》
Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things.
没有比在法律的庇护下、以正义之名实施的暴政更大的暴政。
To act agreeably to our nature is virtue.