心是个奇怪的东西，它破碎了却仍能跳动。
The heart is a strange thing. It can be broken and still keep beating.
The most important political development of the modern era is the rise of the modern state.
There is a close connection between the human soul and the natural world; our emotions are intertwined with the external universe.
The state is the most important institution in human society because it is the only one that can legitimately use force to maintain order.