You want to be extra rigorous about making the best possible thing you can. Find everything that's wrong with it and fix it. Seek negative feedback, particularly from friends.
He who sacrifices freedom for security deserves neither.
译文：借鉴前代兴衰，考察当下得失。《通鉴》的写作宗旨，直指现实关怀。
Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power.