Democracy begins to fail and political life becomes impoverished in the absence of those vital public spheres such as public and higher education in which civic values, public scholarship, and social engagement allow for a more imaginative grasp of a future that takes seriously the demands of justice, equity, and civic courage.
民主开始失败,政治生活变得贫乏,当缺乏那些重要的公共领域时,如公共和高等教育,在这些领域中,公民价值观、公共学术和社会参与允许对未来有更富想象力的把握,认真对待正义、公平和公民勇气的需求。
真正的发现之旅不在于寻找新的风景,而在于拥有新的眼光。
抽象的目的不是模糊,而是创建一个新的语义层次,在这个层次上可以绝对精确。
幸福不是现成的东西。它来自你自己的行动。