A sober looks shows that just have the world gotten to be a better place after all; it is also grown a bit worse at the exact same rate.; a one step up, a one step back sort of cosmic balance between forward progress, and cultural retreat, that puts man kind on a bell curve of existence.

建筑是为有意义的生活创造有意义空间的艺术。

统治者的首要职责是保护社会免受其他独立社会的暴力和侵略，只有通过军事力量才能实现这一职责。

文字的力量可以改变世界。