A covenant not to defend myself from force， by force， is always void.

解释：往往在你觉得是轻而易举的时候，困难也就跟着来了。

The great ideological battles between liberalism and communism, or between democracy and authoritarianism, have been replaced by a general consensus on the desirability of liberal democracy.

The challenge for modern states is to maintain their legitimacy while also being effective in providing services and maintaining order.

If you are afraid of failure, you will not innovate.

过度捕捞的真正代价是用空荡荡的渔网和破碎的社区来衡量的。

I have a dream, and that dream is worth every sacrifice I make.

The Government of the United States is a definite Government, confined to specified objects. It is not like the state governments, whose powers are more general.