民族的命运掌握在自己手中。
A nation's destiny is in its own hands.
The strictness of Russian laws is mitigated by the non-obligation to fulfill them.
"The world is a terrible place, and art is the only way to run away without leaving home."
最好的领导者是那些能够预见未来的人。
It is necessary from the very nature of things that power should be a check to power.