The most important political development of the last two centuries has been the rise of the modern state.
Every experiment, whether successful or not, is a step toward understanding.
我不是政治家，我是表演者。
The duties of all public officers are, or at least admit of being made, so plain and simple that men of intelligence may readily qualify themselves for their performance.
The highest form of theory is the ability to simplify complex things into simple and clear principles.