I do not know how to escape from the strait-jacket of political nationalism. I do know how we become friends of the human spirit in all its manifestations, regardless of time and place. It is by reading the great books.

• 虽然我不知道如何摆脱政治民族主义的束缚，但却知道如何成为不受时间、地点限制的，通过各种形式表现出来的人类精神的朋友，这就是通过阅读名著。