The great ideological battles between liberalism and communism, or between democracy and authoritarianism, have been replaced by a general consensus on the desirability of liberal democracy.
"The past is a burden we carry with us, shaping our present and future in ways we cannot always understand."
过去不是监狱，而是跳板。
翻译：所以不完全了解用兵的危害，就不能完全了解用兵的好处。
Only he who desires is amiable and not he who is satiated.