The preservation of the means of knowledge among the lowest ranks is of more importance to the public than all the property of all the rich men in the country.

The spread of liberal democracy and the integration of the world economy have created a situation in which the major powers are no longer willing to go to war with one another.

促进民主的最有效方式不是通过军事干预，而是通过建立制度和促进经济发展的缓慢而稳定的过程。

Adventure should be 80 percent planning and 20 percent sheer guts.