Psychoanalysts believe that the only "normal" people are those who cause not trouble to either themselves or anyone else.

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

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

Like most of those who study history, he (Napoleon III) learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones.

If men are to respect each other for what they are, they must cease to respect each other for what they own.

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.

Human blunders usually do more to shape history than human wickedness.