The Italians say it is not necessary to be a stag; but we ought not to be a tortoise.

He was distinguished for ignorance; for he had only one idea, and that was wrong.

The Youth of a Nation are the trustees of posterity.

The more extensive a man's knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be his power of knowing what to do.

At present the peace of the world has been preserved, not by statesmen, but by capitalists.

The services in wartime are fit only for desperadoes, but in peace are only fit for fools.

Real politics are the possession and distribution of power.