国家是人类社会中最重要的机构,因为它是唯一可以合法使用武力来维持秩序的机构。
The best mathematics is not just correct; it is illuminating.
The strength and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of resistance.
Change is hardest at the beginning, messiest in the middle, and best at the end.
The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.
【译文】 孔子说:“听从花言巧语就会丧失自己的美德,小事不忍耐就会搅乱大事情。”