One does not arrest Voltaire.

I respect only those who resist me, but I cannot tolerate them.

The perfection preached in the gospels never yet built an empire. Every man of action has a strong dose of egotism, pride, hardness, and cunning.

Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.

No, I'm not talking about the Russians; I mean the Germans. In spite of everything, to have pushed so far!

Don't think of yourself as indispensable or infallible. The cemeteries of the world are full of indispensable men.

A man of character finds a special attractiveness in difficulty, since it is only by coming to grips with difficulty that he can realize his potentialities.