在自然状态下，所有人确实生而平等，但他们不能保持这种平等。社会使他们失去了这种平等，他们只有通过法律的保护才能重新获得它。
In the state of nature, indeed, all men are born equal, but they cannot continue in this equality. Society makes them lose it, and they recover it only by the protection of the laws.
Safety must always come first, no matter the cost.
"Power is never innocent, and innocence is never powerful."
The truth is always something that is told, not something that is known.
Life is not a problem to be solved but a phenomenon to be experienced.
不以法推行法度，则国事没有常规，办事的时候就没有规矩可循；法度不用法的手段推行，则政令不能贯彻。
可持续性不是流行语，而是现代资源开采的基础。
市场失灵的程度并不是政府干预的充分条件。
你不可能爱所有人，但你可以对所有人友善。