No original: "The good society, like goodness itself, cannot be reduced to a single source; ethical pluralism is the necessary precondition for an open democracy."
Pensando o Século XX (2012)
Fonte: Capítulo 6 - Geração do Entendimento: Liberal Europeu Oriental. Tradução de Otacílio Nunes.
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No original: "We—the left, academics, teachers—have abandoned politics to those for whom actual power is far more interesting than its metaphorical implications. Political correctness, gender politics, and above all hypersensitivity to wounded sentiments (as though there were a right not to be offended): this will be our legacy."
O Chalé da Memória (2010)
Fonte: Capítulo XXI - Mulheres, Mulheres, Mulheres. Tradução de Celso Nogueira.
No original: Europe is the smallest continent. It is not really even a continent—just a subcontinental annexe to Asia. The whole of Europe (excluding Russia and Turkey) comprises just five and a half million square kilometers: less than two thirds the area of Brazil, not much more than half the size of China or the US. But in the intensity of its internal differences and contrasts, Europe is unique.
Pós-Guerra: Uma História da Europa desde 1945 (2005)
Fonte: Prefácio. Tradução de José Roberto O'Shea.