But a reimagined patent system would resurrect and evolve this simple, yet elegant proposition.

但是，一个重新构想的专利制度将复活并发展这个简单而优雅的命题。

All arithmetic, moreover, can be deduced from the general principles of logic, yet the simple propositions of arithmetic, such as 'two and two are four', are just as self-evident as the principles of logic.

此外，所有算术都可以从逻辑的一般原理中推导出来，但是简单的算术命题，例如“二加二等于四”，与逻辑原理一样是不证自明的。