The difference of race is one of the reasons why I fear war may always exist; because race implies difference, difference implies superiority, and superiority leads to predominance.

Individuals may form communities, but it is institutions alone that can create a nation.

Ah, Ireland... That damnable, delightful country, where everything that is right is the opposite of what it ought to be.

A nation has a fixed quantity of invention, and it will make itself felt.

A realist is a man who insists on making the same mistakes his grandfather did.

The enterprise of America precedes that of Europe, as the industry of England precedes that of the rest of Europe.

The profound thinker always suspects that he is superficial.