All wars come to an end, at least temporarily. But the authority acquired by the state hangs on; political power never abdicates.

所有的战争都会结束，至少是暂时的。但国家获得的权力依然存在;政治权力永不退让。

Alliances and international organizations should be understood as opportunities for leadership and a means to expand our influence, not as constraints on our power.

联盟和国际组织应被理解为发挥领导作用的机会和扩大我们影响力的手段，而不是对我们权力的限制。

Although technical discussions are interesting to composers, I suspect that the truly magical and spiritual powers of music arise from deeper levels of our psyche.

虽然技术上的讨论对作曲家来说很有趣，但我怀疑音乐真正的魔力和精神力量来自于我们更深层次的心理。

Always remember the first rule of power tactics: Power is not only what you have but what the enemy thinks you have.

永远记住权力策略的第一条规则:权力不仅在于你拥有什么，还在于敌人认为你拥有什么。

Ambition has but one reward for all: A little power, a little transient fame; A grave to rest in, and a fading name!

野心对所有人来说只有一个奖赏:一点点权力，一点点短暂的名声;一个可以安息的坟墓，一个逐渐消逝的名字!

Ambition is so powerful a passion in the human breast, that however high we reach we are never satisfied.

雄心壮志是人类心中的一种强大的激情，无论我们达到多高，我们永远不会满足。

Ambition is the immoderate desire for power.

野心是对权力的无节制的渴望。

An alliance with a powerful person is never safe.

与有权势的人结盟永远不安全。

An animal's eyes have the power to speak a great language.

动物的眼睛有能力说一种伟大的语言。

An occupying power has no right to make significant alterations in the character of the occupied society, to change the laws all around, without a strong security reason and so forth.

没有强有力的安全理由，占领国无权对被占领社会的性质作出重大改变，无权改变周围的法律等等。

An unlimited power to tax involves, necessarily, the power to destroy.

无限的征税权必然包括毁灭的权力。

And remember, where you have a concentration of power in a few hands, all too frequently men with the mentality of gangsters get control. History has proven that.

记住，当你把权力集中在少数人手中时，往往会有带着匪徒心态的人控制局面。历史已经证明了这一点。

And, if we have any evidence that the wisdom which formed the plan is in the man, we have the very same evidence, that the power which executed it is in him also.

并且，如果我们有任何证据表明，制定计划的智慧在人里面，我们也有同样的证据表明，执行计划的能力也在人里面。

Angels possess greater powers than do human beings.

天使比人类拥有更大的力量。

Any man who has ever tried to use political power for the common good has felt an awful sense of powerlessness.

任何一个试图利用政治权力为公众谋福利的人，都会感到一种可怕的无力感。