Modernity, the child of the Enlightenment, failed when it became apparent that the good society cannot be achieved by unaided reason.

  • -- Robert Bork 博克

现代性是启蒙运动的产物,但当人们意识到一个好的社会是无法靠理性实现的时候,现代性就失败了。

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If you are waiting to gain power to do something; then there is no difference between you and an unborn child.

如果你在等待获得权力去做某事;那么你和未出生的孩子就没有区别了。

It cannot be assumed that equity was following common law whenever they agreed, any more than the converse.

我们不能假定,只要他们同意,衡平法就会遵循普通法,反之亦然。

There's no reason to change what you are, but if you're not being you, then you need to acknowledge that.

没有理由改变你是谁,但如果你不是你,那么你需要承认这一点。

I have a message for the young kids. Life is about obstacles, endeavors in life are not to be overlooked.

我有话要对孩子们说。生活就是障碍,生活中的努力不容忽视。

We can only reason from what is; we can reason on actualities, but not on possibilities.

我们只能从事实中推理;我们可以根据现实来推理,但不能根据可能性来推理。

One cannot weep for the entire world, it is beyond human strength. One must choose.

一个人不能为整个世界哭泣,这超出了人类的力量。一个人必须选择。