Little else is requisite to carry a state to the highest degree of opulence from the lowest barbarism but peace, easy taxes, and a tolerable administration of justice: all the rest being brought about by the natural course of things.

  • -- Adam Smith 亚当·史密斯

要使一个国家从最低的野蛮状态发展到最富裕的状态,除了和平、轻松的税收和可容忍的司法制度之外,没有什么别的必要条件:其余的一切都是由事物的自然进程所带来的。

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Having a college degree gave me the opportunity to be... well-rounded. Also, the people I met at the university, most of them are still my colleagues now. People I've known for years are all in the industry together.

拥有大学学位使我有机会成为……全面的。此外,我在大学里遇到的人,他们中的大多数现在仍然是我的同事。我认识多年的人都在这个行业工作。

For my part, I make this pledge to all of you: The politics of division, of pitting east against west, urban versus rural, region against region, and people against people will have no place in my Administration.

就我个人而言,我向你们所有人作出这样的承诺:分裂的政治、东方与西方的对立、城市与农村的对立、地区与地区的对立、人民与人民的对立,在我的行政管理中都没有立足之地。

There was a huge, tremendous amount of disabled veterans and the Veteran's Administration just wasn't geared up for it. I know for a fact that it's getting better and better.

有大量的残疾退伍军人,退伍军人管理局没有做好准备。我知道情况越来越好了。

If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.

如果你不准备使用武力来保卫文明,那么就准备好接受野蛮。

In fact, I think for a lot of writers, it's so hard to be read.

事实上,我认为对很多作家来说,读起来很难。