The state, therefore, has not existed from all eternity. There have been societies that did without it, that had no notion of the state or state power. At a certain stage of economic development, which was necessarily bound up with the split of society into classes, the state became a necessity.

有时候旅程中最难的部分是相信自己值得这次旅行。

胜利并不总是衡量进步的标准。

The effects of immigration are often localized and context-specific.

称为颜子，没有不高兴的，虽颜回贫贱短寿。称人为盗跖，没有不发怒的，虽发不义之财且长期寿。

真正的领导者倾听多于说话，并向周围的每个人学习。