The art of government is the organization of idolatry.

如果道歉夹带了借口，那就算不上是道歉。如果称赞夹带了要求，那就算不上是称赞。

I'm very suspicious of the word 'style'. It's a word that people use to categorize things when they don't understand them.

人们自己创造自己的历史，但是他们并不是随心所欲地创造，并不是在他们自己选定的条件下创造，而是在直接碰到的、既定的、从过去承继下来的条件下创造。