"The truth is not always the most important thing; sometimes, what matters is what people believe to be true."
The purpose of abstraction is not to be vague, but to create a new semantic level in which one can be absolutely precise.
创造性力量很容易变成破坏性力量。这只取决于人们的道德人格:是用此力量做好事或做坏事。如果人们缺乏这种道德人格,则没有一种说教能够提供它或取而代之。
创建和维持大型复杂组织的能力是区分成功社会与不成功社会的关键因素之一。