A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.
Nothing can be more abhorrent to democracy than to imprison a person or keep him in prison because he is unpopular. This is really the test of civilization.
Working hours are never long enough. Each day is a holiday, and ordinary holidays are grudged as enforced interruptions in an absorbing vocation.
Play the game for more than you can afford to lose... only then will you learn the game.
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.
Those who can win a war well can rarely make a good peace and those who could make a good peace would never have won the war.