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

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

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。

-- John Quincy Adams 约翰·昆西·亚当斯