人们往往认为，现在的政客比过去的政客要糟糕得多。但我们往往忘记了过去的政客有多糟糕。

历史不会重演，但总会惊人地相似。”

The world is made of words, and those words are so powerful that they can create worlds.

The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.

You are only as young as the last time you changed your mind.

释义：怠慢他所尊敬的人会招致凶祸，表面上关系密切而内心疏远的人会陷入孤立，亲近进谗言的人而疏远忠诚正直的人会导致灭亡。这是对人际关系中不良行为后果的警示。