It is not wisdom but Authority that makes a law.

  • -- Thomas Hobbes 托马斯·霍布斯

制定法律的不是智慧,而是权威。

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The shallow consider liberty a release from all law, from every constraint. The wise man sees in it, on the contrary, the potent Law of Laws.

肤浅的人认为自由是对一切法律和约束的解放。智者在其中看到的恰恰相反,是强有力的法律法则。

There should be no effort, consciously or otherwise, that will lead to the erosion of institutional credibility and authority.

无论有意或无意,都不应作出任何将导致削弱机构信誉和权威的努力。

Don't name it, as they say, because instantly you offer it to this peculiar authority.

不要像他们说的那样,说出它的名字,因为你立刻就把它交给了这个特殊的权威。

A good king is better than an old law.

好国王胜过旧法律。