现代国家的特点是其能够以前现代国家无法做到的方式集中和使用权力。
The modern state is characterized by its ability to concentrate and use power in a way that premodern states could not.
If you want to be successful, you have to be willing to fail.
The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.
The best book on programming for the layman is "Alice in Wonderland"; but that's because it's the best book on anything for the layman.