A commonwealth is said to be instituted when a multitude of men do agree， and covenant， every one， with every one， that to whatsoever man， or assembly of men， shall be given by the major part， the right to present the person of them all， that is to say， to be their representative.
当一大群人同意并契约时，就会成立一个共和国，每个人都与每个人达成共识，任何一个人或一群人被多数人授权，成为他们所有人的代表。
The act of writing is an act of optimism.
The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible.
近似的艺术就是工程的艺术。
The past is a shadow that follows us, always present, always haunting.