或许是因为热力学第二定律，这世上为恶者远多于行善者，小人远多于君子，遵守规则者远多于破坏规则者，在我们这个时代犹甚。
但正义并未曾断绝，因为我少年时有幸遇到过：他们让我知道光明虽然微弱，但从未熄灭；让我知道希望虽然渺茫，但依然存在。我因他们而得救，所以在此后的人生中也一直遵循正道、维护公理、守望秩序，千夫所指而半步不退。这是因为我有义务传承他们曾坚守的正义，更是因为只有不放弃希望和光明的人，才能看到它们。
倘若你在寻找这样的人，那么希望我能为你照亮一点前途；倘若你也是这样的人，那么希望我们能团结起来，一起把这团火烧得更旺一些，为我，为你，也为所有人延续一点未来的可能。
"Ignorance has been our king. Since the death of empire, he sits unchallenged on the throne of Man. His dynasty is age-old. His right to rule is now considered legitimate. Past sages have affirmed it. They did nothing to unseat him.
"Tomorrow, a new prince shall rule. Men of understanding, men of science shall stand behind his throne, and the universe will come to know his might. His name is Truth. His empire shall encompass the Earth. And the mastery of Man ever the Earth shall be renewed. A century from now, men will fly through the air in mechanical birds. Metal carriages will race along roads of man-made stone. There will be buildings of thirty stories, ships that go under the sea, machines to perform all works.
"And how will this come to pass?" He paused and lowered his voice. "In the same way all change comes to pass, I fear. And I am sorry it is so. It will come to pass by violence and upheaval, by flame and by fury, for no change comes calmly over the world."
——《莱布维茨的赞歌》
然而，无知的统治并非黑暗世纪的独享，它在歌舞升平的此世甚或更为猖獗，只不过人们这次是主动选择了去ignore it。而当火雨再临之时，人类未必能等到下一个世代。