Great men are ordinary men with extra ordinary determination.

I sincerely wish war was a pleasanter and easier business than it is, but it does not admit of holidays.

In this sad world of ours, sorrow comes to all, and it comes with bitter agony. Perfect relief is not possible, except with the passing of time.

There's no honorable way to kill, no gentle way to destroy. There is nothing good in war. Except its ending.

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When I get ready to talk to people, I spend two thirds of the time thinking what they want to hear and one third thinking about what I want to say.

Kings had always been involving and impoverishing their people in wars, pretending generally, if not always, that the good of the people was the object