Beyond the conflict between the right to know and the national interest, people today are faced with a plethora of dilemmas and choices: furthering economic development or protecting the environment; building a new transportation system or preserving a historic site; a married woman continuing her career or staying at home to care for the children.
不論是「知的權利」與「國家安全」，是經濟發展與環境生態，或是交通建設碰上古蹟遺址，乃至已婚婦女繼續工作或回家當專職媽媽，現代社會、現代人身旁充滿著各種兩難的選擇題。