Reason is， and ought only to be the slave of the passions， and can never pretend to any other office than to serve and obey them.

The natural effort of every individual to better his own condition， when suffered to exert itself with freedom and security， is so powerful a principle that it is alone， and without any assistance， not only capable of carrying on the society to wealth and prosperity but of surmounting a hundred impertinent obstructions with which the folly of human laws too often encumbers its operations.

We are all alone, born alone, die alone, and—in spite of True Romance magazines—we shall all someday look back on our lives and see that, in spite of our company, we were alone the whole way.

在分心的环境中，阅读的行为是一种抵抗行为。

Democracy is not just voting, it's a way of life based on the respect of diversity and tolerance.