Nip the shoots of arbitrary power in the bud, is the only maxim which can ever preserve the liberties of any people.

  • -- John Quincy Adams 约翰·昆西·亚当斯

把专制权力的萌芽扼杀在萌芽状态,这是唯一能够维护任何民族自由的格言。

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The voice of the people has been said to be the voice of God; and, however generally this maxim has been quoted and believed, it is not true to fact. The people are turbulent and changing, they seldom judge or determine right.

人民的声音据说是上帝的声音;而且,无论这句格言被引用和相信的程度有多普遍,它都不符合事实。人民是动荡多变的,他们很少判断或决定正确的。

It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims.

年轻人说格言是不合适的。