So that the record of history is absolutely crystal clear. That there is no alternative way, so far discovered, of improving the lot of the ordinary people that can hold a candle to the productive activities that are unleashed by a free enterprise system.

  • -- Milton Friedman 弗里德曼

所以历史的记录是绝对清晰的。到目前为止,我们发现,没有其他方法可以改善普通民众的生活,因为他们可以与自由企业制度所释放的生产活动相媲美。

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To every object there correspond an ideally closed system of truths that are true of it and, on the other hand, an ideal system of possible cognitive processes by virtue of which the object and the truths about it would be given to any cognitive subject.

每一个客体都对应着一个理想的封闭的真理系统,这个系统是真实的,另一方面,一个理想的认知过程系统,通过这个系统,客体和关于客体的真理可以被赋予任何认知主体。

It'll be all of our efforts together. It won't won't ever be exactly the way I imagined it. And that is, I think, an important lesson as well, is that in any group enterprise it's going to be the sum total of the group.

这将是我们共同的努力。它永远不会和我想象的完全一样。我认为,这也是一个重要的教训,在任何集团企业中,它都是集团的总和。

I started walking at night with my sister in law which has been amazing. It really does something for you. It just kind of clears the mind, it just makes you feel better, things start to tighten a little bit.

我开始在晚上和我的嫂子一起散步,这太棒了。它真的对你有所帮助。它只是让你头脑清醒,让你感觉更好,事情开始有点紧张。

It feels great to have your own views reflected back to you, and you feel so right, but actually it's very dangerous. Because to make good decisions, you need to have a clear view of what all the options are.

把你自己的观点反馈给你感觉很棒,你感觉很对,但实际上这是非常危险的。因为要做出好的决定,你需要清楚地知道所有的选项是什么。

Mass consumption, advertising, and mass art are a corporate Frankenstein; while they reinforce the system, they also undermine it.

大众消费、广告和大众艺术是企业的弗兰肯斯坦;它们在强化这一体系的同时,也在破坏它。

The basic rule of free enterprise: You must give in order to get.

自由企业的基本原则是:你必须付出才能得到。