There is nothing which I dread so much as a division of the republic into two great parties, each arranged under its leader, and concerting measures in opposition to each other.
在数学科学中,比其他任何学科都更常见的是,那些一度最抽象、似乎远离一切实际应用的真理,在下一个时代会成为深刻物理研究的基础,并最终体现在某些实用发明中。
"The words we use are like the clothes we wear. They can make us look smart or silly, kind or cruel, strong or weak."
无论是正确的还是错误的,经济学家和政治哲学家的思想都比通常理解的有力。确实,世界不受其他任何事物统治。自信不被知识分子影响的那些所谓务实的人,往往只是几个过时经济学家思想的奴隶。(Concluding Notes. p. 383-384)