There is nothing nicer than nodding off while reading. Going fast asleep and then being woken by the crash of the book on the floor, then saying to yourself, well it doesn't matter much. An admirable feeling.

No war is inevitable until it breaks out.

One of the penalties of being president of the United States is that you must subsist for four years without drinking anything except Californian wine.

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.

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

The Foreign Office knows no secrets.

History is not another name for the past, as many people imply. It is the name for stories about the past.