The modern state is characterized by its ability to concentrate and use power in a way that premodern states could not.
"Freedom is not something that anybody can be given. Freedom is something people take, and people are as free as they want to be."
If you meet a jerk， overlook them. If you meet jerks everywhere everyday， look deeper into yourself.
如果你碰到一个混蛋，忽略他们。如果你总是到处碰到混蛋，那就得好好看看你自己了。
I'm not afraid of the dark; I'm afraid of what's in it.