约翰·肯尼迪: 因此，我的美国同胞们：别问你们的国家能为你们做些什么，而要问你能为你们的国家做些什么。And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.

亚伯拉罕·林肯：迄今，关于世界的历史，人们一直说强权即公理，现在应该让我们，让我们这个时代，来颠倒这种说法，让我们说：公理即强权。It has been said of the world's history hitherto that might makes right. It is for us and for our time to reverse the maxim, and to say that right makes might.

罗纳德·里根：各国之间互不信任不是因为它们拥有武装，而它们拥有武装是因为它们互不信任。Nations do not mistrust each other because they are armed; they are armed because they mistrust each other.

毛泽东：政治是不流血的战争,战争是流血的政治。Politics is war carried out without bloodshed, while war is politics carried out with bloodshed.

约翰·肯尼迪: 人类不结束战争,战争就会结束人类。Mankind must put an end to war or war will put an end to mankind.

比尔·克林顿：正如我们在本世纪所做过的那样，我们将以榜样的力量去出击，但在必要的时候也要准备好，用我们的力量进行惩戒。As we have throughout this century, we will lead with the power of our example, but be prepared, when necessary, to make an example of our power.

亚伯拉罕·林肯：你可以一时骗过所有的人，也可以在所有时间里骗过一些人，但不能在所有时间里骗过所有的人。It is true that you may fool all the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people all the time; but you can't fool all of the people all the time.

乔治·蓬皮杜： 政治家是将自己放到他为国家服务的位置上的政客，而政客是将自己放到国家为他服务的位置上的政治家。A statesman is a politician who places himself at the service of the nation. A politician is a statesman who places the nation at his service.

吉米·卡特：美国没有创造，实际上，是创造了美国。America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense ... human rights invented America.

富兰克林·D·罗斯福: 我们不能总是为我们的青年造就美好未来，但我们能够为未来造就我们的青年一代。We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future.

伍德罗·威尔逊：我宁愿在终将成功的事业中遭受失败，也不愿在必定失败的事业里享受成功！I would rather lose in a cause that will some day win, than win in a cause that will some day lose!