统治者的首要职责是保护社会免受其他独立社会的暴力和侵略，只有通过军事力量才能实现这一职责。
The first duty of the sovereign， that of protecting the society from the violence and invasion of other independent societies， can be performed only by means of a military force.
What's terrible is to pretend that second-rate is first-rate. To pretend that you don't need love when you do; or you like your work when you know quite well you're capable of better.
The act of writing is an act of survival.