The great and chief end, therefore, of men's uniting into commonwealths and putting themselves under government is the preservation of their property.
因此,人们联合成立共和国、置身于政府之下的伟大和主要目的是保护他们的财产。
我一直觉得奇怪……我们钦佩的那些品质,如善良、慷慨、开放、诚实、理解和同情,在我们的体系中往往是失败的伴随物。而我们厌恶的那些特质,如精明、贪婪、占有欲、卑鄙、自负和自私,却是成功的特质。虽然人们钦佩前者的品质,但他们却喜欢后者的产物。
All things are possible until they are proved impossible – and even the impossible may only be so, as of now.
最终,我们记住的不是敌人的话语,而是朋友的沉默。