在创立John Locke写作竞赛之前，我在牛津大学教经济学，成天和一些优秀的学生打交道。他们确实极其聪明，但在写作方面似乎并不算出色。写作技能过去在学校教育里非常被重视，但现在重视程度似乎降低了。

At the heart of his argument was the political thought of one of Britain’s most celebrated philosophers: John Locke. “So true are the words of that consummate reasoner and politician Mr.