Civilization is a stream with banks. The stream is sometimes filled with blood from people killing, stealing, shouting and doing the things historians usually record, while on the banks, unnoticed, people build homes, make love, raise children, sing songs, write poetry and even whittle statues. The story of civilization is the story of what happened on the banks.

Legal rights are not natural rights; they are created by law.

努力计算两次。

每一块石头，每一棵树，每一条河流都有一个故事要讲。

The quality of a country's institutions is the single most important determinant of its long-term economic performance.

The character of a building is determined by the way it is used, not by its appearance.