No matter what political reasons are given for war, the underlying reason is always economic.

A racing tipster who only reached Hitler's level of accuracy would not do well for his clients.

Fascism was little more than terrorist rule by corrupt gangsters. Mussolini was not corrupt himself but he did nothing except to rage impotently.

Freedom does not always win. This is one of the bitterest lessons of history.

The great armies, accumulated to provide security and preserve the peace, carried the nations to war by their own weight.

In 1917 European history, in the old sense, came to an end. World history began. It was the year of Lenin and Woodrow Wilson, both of whom repudiated the traditional standards of political behaviour. Both preached Utopia, Heaven on Earth. It was the moment of birth for our contemporary world.

Perfect soldier, perfect gentleman never gave offence to anyone not even the enemy.