He who is firmly seated in authority soon learns to think security, and not progress, the highest lesson of statecraft.

-- James Russell Lowell 洛厄尔

一个稳坐权力宝座的人，很快就会学会思考治国之道的最高课程是安全，而不是进步。

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The whole force of the respectable circles to which I belonged, that respectable circle which knew as I did not the value of security won, the slender chance of replacing it if lost or abandoned, was against me.

我所属的那些体面的圈子里，那个体面的圈子里的所有人，那个我不知道安全的价值的圈子，都在反对我，他们知道，一旦失去或抛弃安全，就没有什么机会来代替它了。

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Men in authority will always think that criticism of their policies is dangerous. They will always equate their policies with patriotism, and find criticism subversive.

当权者总是认为批评他们的政策是危险的。他们总是把自己的政策等同于爱国主义，认为批评具有颠覆性。

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Probably the only place where a man can feel really secure is in a maximum security prison, except for the imminent threat of release.

除了迫在眉睫的被释放的威胁，男人唯一能感到真正安全的地方可能就是最高安全级别的监狱。

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The faith that stands on authority is not faith.

立在权柄上的信心，不是信心。

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