The stranger is close to us, insofar as we feel between him and ourselves common features of a national, social, occupational, or generally human, nature. He is far from us, insofar as these common features extend beyond him or us, and connect us only because they connect a great many people.
晏子春秋
The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself.
我们对平凡的事物感兴趣。我们感兴趣的是如何将非常普通的东西变得特别。
Power is not a tool, it is a relationship. It exists between people, not within them.