"God only knows what he wants," "There are all kinds of discussions, whether this is about succession wanting his son to succeed him, and whether or not he is looking for respect, whether or not he really wants a nuclear capability to threaten the region.

VOA: standard.2009.06.14

The difficulty with reading Machiavelli today is that we all think we already know what he knows and that is false.

今日阅读马奇亚维利的困难点,在于我们都认为我们早已知道,他所知道的东西，但那并不正确。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

The difficulty with reading Machiavelli today is that we all think we already know what he knows and that is false.

今日阅读马奇亚维利的困难点,在于我们都认为我们早已知道,他所知道的东西，但那并不正确。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选