Freedom is not merely the opportunity to do as one pleases; neither is it merely the opportunity to choose between set alternatives. Freedom is, first of all, the chance to formulate the available choices, to argue over them - and then, the opportunity to choose.

我是个梦想家，但我也是个实干家。

称王天下的国家，民众富有；称霸天下的国家，谋士富有；勉强存在的国家，大臣富有；丧失王道的国家，仓库富有。点评：贞观二年，唐太宗让有关部门去清点隋朝国库留下的物资。等数字报上来后，太宗大为惊讶。原来，「隋文（帝）不怜百姓而惜仓库，比至末年，计天下储积，得供五六十年……」