International politics is a ruthless and dangerous business, and it is foolish to expect states to behave according to moral principles.

Freedom does not consist in any dreamt-of independence from natural laws, but in the knowledge of these laws, and in the possibility this gives of systematically making them work towards definite ends.

沙漠教会你水的价值，沉默教会你言语的价值。

如果一个国家期望在国民无知的情况下却拥有自由，那么这种期望无论在历史上，还是未来都绝不会实现。如果我们打算抵御无知和捍卫自由，每位美国人都有责任了解一件公共事务的来龙去脉。

The soul is a traveler, and the body is its suitcase.