The idea that power was an end in itself, rather than a means to provide the security and opportunity necessary for the pursuit of happiness, seemed to him stupid and self-defeating.

• 有人认为权势就是其本身的目的，而不是为追求幸福提供所必需的保障与机会，这种想法在他看来是十分愚蠢与不值一驳的。