The biggest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that's changing quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.
That “democracy” is a somewhat vague term which I cannot define precisely. We ought to say, therefore: “I am fairly certain that it is a good thing if a government has something of the characteristics that are common to the British and American Constitutions,” or something of this sort.
Your self-worth is determined by you. You don't have to depend on someone telling you who you are.
解读:绝对的自由会让拥有更多资源、权力的强者肆意妄为,他们会凭借优势去压榨弱势群体,抢占利益。所以,用道德、法律来框定自由边界,是守护社会公平、保障弱者权益的必需。
理解一个问题就是答案的一半。
以这样奢侈的国君,去统治那些爱好奢侈的臣民,想要国家不动乱,是不可能的。