How it ends up in the long run for the Dutch is that the Dutch cease to be a great power.

荷兰长远之后的下场,便是荷兰国力日衰,风光不再

耶鲁公开课 - 欧洲文明课程节选

Where you've got a couple of wishes and you aren't careful about how exactly you state the wish And so you get what you want ? but it ends up being a nightmare,right?

给你几个可以实现的愿望,但是不小心没说对愿望,你得到了自己想要的,却发现那是个噩梦对不对？

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

He taught the priority of rights over duties and he argued that the sovereign should serve the lowly interest or the lowly ends of providing peace and security, leaving it to individuals to determine for themselves how best to live their lives.

他主张权力应优先于义务,主张君主应当,尽最大可能缔造和平,以保证人民的安全，主张让给人民自由,让他们决定自己的生活方式。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选