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.

When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person， or in the same body of magistrates， there can be no liberty.

说到底，它是你和上帝之间的事，而决不是你和他人之间的事。