10/12 名人論政治3
- 向著國家總是應當效忠誠；但向著政府，只有當她配得時才效忠誠。（馬克吐溫）
Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it. (Mark Twain) - 當一個人往地上看這世界時，有可能成為一個無神論者，這我能理解；但一個人若往上望天，卻說沒有神時，我就無法理解了。（林肯，美國第十六任總統）
I can see how it might be possible for a man to look down upon the earth and be an atheist, but I cannot conceive how a man could look up into the heavens and say there is no God. (Abraham Lincoln) - 一群綿羊組成的國家，可能會生出一個豺狼組成的政府。
A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves. (Edward R. Murrow，美國名廣播記者，1908~1965) - 受壓迫階級每隔數年，就有可能在他們中間產生某個特定的代表人物，來代表他們並壓迫他們。（馬克思）
The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class are to represent and repress them. (Karl Marx) - 當你將民主從那些願意工作者手中奪走，而交給那些不願工作者時，民主就不再存在了。（傑佛遜，美國第三任總統）
The Democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not. (Thomas Jefferson) - 當政府擴張時，自由就會縮減了。（雷根，美國第四十任總統）
As government expands, liberty contracts. (Ronald Reagan)