In republican governments, men are all equal; equal they are also in despotic governments: in the former, because they are everything; in the latter, because they are nothing.

办事果断的人看起来好像忙碌，其实心中常有闲暇。因循苟且的人看起来闲暇，其实心中常有牵念。

I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.

我不是坏人，我只是一个有时会做坏事的人。