要理解现在，我们必须理解过去。
我来这里不是为了融入，而是为了脱颖而出。
大的不怕与小的同游，居中的却远避之。
"I can resist everything except temptation."
真相很少是纯粹的，也从不简单。
History is not just about facts, but about the meanings we give them.
The quality of a country's institutions is the single most important determinant of its long-term economic performance.