Don't be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated. You can't cross a chasm in two small jumps.

[The General Staff] maintained three sets of casualty figures, one to fool the public, one to fool the Government and one to fool themselves.

Liberty is not merely a privilege to be conferred; it is a habit to be acquired.

He has sat on the fence so long that the iron has entered his soul.

If the people really knew [the truth] the war would be stopped tomorrow. But of course they don't know and can't know.

Anything can be achieved in small, deliberate steps. But there are times you need the courage to take a great leap; you can't cross a chasm in two small jumps.

The finest eloquence is that which gets things done.