Every mark on the paper is a political act.
纸上的每一个痕迹都是一个政治行为。
活着是世界上最稀有的事情。大多数人只是存在，仅此而已。
The rule of law is a political ideal, not a legal concept.
"I don't think about the past. I focus on the present and the future."
我们曾有过残暴的国王，也有过愚蠢的国王。但我真不知道是造了什么孽才有了这有一个又残暴又愚蠢的国王。
Hope is not a feeling; it is a doable thing.
If you can't understand why someone is doing something, look at the consequences of their actions, whatever they might be, and then infer the motivations from their consequences.