今小为非,则知而非之;大为非攻国,则不知非,从而誉之,谓之义。
现在,对于做了很小错事的人,人们都知道他做错了并谴责他;对于犯了大的过错,以至于攻打别的国家的人,人们却不知道谴责他,反而跟着赞美这种行为,说这是义。 
The course of history is shaped by the will of individuals.
The spread of liberal democracy and the integration of the world economy have created a situation in which the major powers are no longer willing to go to war with one another.
小说不仅仅是一个故事;它是一个建构的物体,一种必须尽可能完美的艺术技巧。