"We continue to call for Russia to abide by the August 2008 cease-fire commitment signed by President Saakashvili and President Medvedev, including ending the occupation and withdrawing Russian troops from South Ossetia and Abkhazia to their pre-conflict positions."

VOA: standard.2010.07.05

And so I said that the nations of the world will never cease from trouble until either the true breed of philosophers shall come to political office or until that of the rulers shall, by some divine law, " take the pursuit of philosophy."

所以我说,世界上的国家和种族永远不会停止纷争,直到正牌的哲学家,接管政权,或直到统治者都受某种神圣法律所辖，开始追求哲学“

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

"I was raised on a small farm in southern Indiana and Dad tried to teach me and my brothers that you should never try to be better than someone else, always learn from others and never cease trying to be the best you could be, that is under your control."

VOA: standard.2010.06.05