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.

The greatest of evils and the worst of crimes is poverty.

在向埃及的远征中，拿破仑下达过这样的一个命令。

We are all alone, born alone, die alone, and—in spite of True Romance magazines—we shall all someday look back on our lives and see that, in spite of our company, we were alone the whole way.

恐惧无时无刻地在我们耳边窃窃私语、在我们眼前高声呐喊；而信念必须由你们每天在镜中看到的自己培养。前者总是紧追在我们身后、纠缠不休、令我们停滞不前；后者则激励我们、带给我们惊喜、刺激我们的创造力、驱使我们不断地前进。