The paranoiac is the exact image of the ruler. The only difference is their position in the world. One might even think the paranoiac the more impressive of the two because he is sufficient unto himself and cannot be shaken by failure.

  • -- Elias Canetti 伊莱亚斯卡内蒂

偏执狂正是统治者的真实形象。唯一的区别是他们在世界上的地位。人们甚至可能认为偏执狂更令人印象深刻,因为他对自己足够了,不会被失败动摇。

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If we wish to preserve a free society, it is essential that we recognize that the desirability of a particular object is not sufficient justification for the use of coercion.

如果我们希望维持一个自由社会,我们必须认识到,某一特定目标的可取性并不是使用胁迫的充分理由。

Newspapers do a good job telling me what happened yesterday, but they'd be a lot more impressive if they could tell me what's going to happen tomorrow.

报纸能很好地告诉我昨天发生了什么,但如果它们能告诉我明天会发生什么,那就更令人印象深刻了。

People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.

那些不能激励自己的人必须满足于平庸,不管他们的其他才能有多出众。

What we need in appointive positions are men of knowledge and experience with sufficient character to resist temptations.

我们在被任命的职位上所需要的是有知识和经验的人,他们有足够的性格来抵制诱惑。