If there had been a strong democratic sentiment in Germany, Hitler would never have come to power . [Germans] deserved what they got when they went round crying for a hero.

The crusade against Communism was even more imaginary than the specter of Communism.

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.

A master of improvised speech and improvised policies.

History is not a catalogue but...a convincing version of events.

Though the object of being a Great Power is to be able to fight a Great War, the only way of remaining a Great Power is not to fight one.

In my opinion, most of the great men of the past were only there for the beer - the wealth, prestige and grandeur that went with the power.